WVU Sports

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Prior to Monday’s showdown between No. 5 West Virginia and No. 4 Villanova, the WVU Coliseum scoreboard read, “The snow will not stop us.” The hot shooting of Villanova, though — that’s a different story. West Virginia shot 41 percent from the field while Villanova hit 56.9 percent of its shots in a 82-75 [...]

By Mitch Vingle I CONSIDERED not writing this column. See, at one time, I was one of those obnoxious college students. I went to West Virginia University. And, yes, I screamed profanities at the opposing sports teams. How could I tackle this subject without being hypocritical? Then it hit me. The reason I can tackle this issue is because [...]

MORGANTOWN – Almost nothing has come easy for West Virginia in the last month, so why would Wednesday have been any different? Sure, the Mountaineers were playing a team that had lost three of its last four games and in front of the third-largest crowd in Coliseum history. But it was still Pitt. And so in front [...]

TAMPA, Fla. — There were moments early Wednesday night when West Virginia had reason to wonder if this would be a road repeat of Saturday’s experience at Notre Dame. Four days removed from a two-point defeat that defied a 22-point second-half deficit, the ninth-ranked Mountaineers found themselves trailing lowly South Florida by 11 points just 12 [...]

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — All season long, fans clamored for Geno Smith. Especially after the true freshman quarterback entered in relief of starter Jarrett Brown on the first series of the Marshall game and led a 24-7 win in Morgantown. Well, they got their wish Friday in the biggest game of the year. Brown suffered an ankle injury [...]

MORGANTOWN — Once upon a time there was a group of colleges in a cold, northern part of the land who decided they would join together for their own mutual good.Shortly after reaching an agreement on how they would put this conglomerate together, they decided they needed a name. Since there were 10 of them, [...]

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Duquesne showed up. West Virginia showed no mercy. Kevin Jones scored 16 points and No. 6 West Virginia remained perfect Wednesday night, jumping on helpless Duquesne from the start and rolling to a 68-39 victory at WVU Coliseum. “They came out and punched us in the mouth right off the bat,” Duquesne coach Ron [...]

PISCATAWAY, N.J. – The more West Virginia and Rutgers play football, the more one thing becomes obvious: It matters little what actually happens between the lines. The Mountaineers are going to win and everything else is just minutiae. Call it fate or providence or destiny or what have you, but WVU isn’t going to lose, [...]

WVU quarterback Jarrett Brown runs for yardage against Pittsburgh. MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — To get perspective on how Jarrett Brown has progressed through the years, perhaps West Virginia Coach Bill Stewart, who was the quarterbacks coach Brown’s first two years, or Jeff Mullen, who is Brown’s position coach now, are the ones to consult. But who better [...]

MORGANTOWN – In West Virginia’s first 10 games of the season, the Mountaineers have used the same five offensive linemen for every meaningful snap. At times that has worked out just fine, at other times, well, not so much. Know this, though: The play of those five will be critical in Friday night’s Backyard Brawl with [...]