WVU Jumps Three Spots
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – West Virginia jumped three spots in the Associated Press and ESPN/USA Today Coaches’ polls released this morning. The Mountaineers are now sixth in both polls after last Saturday’s come-from-behind, 77-74 victory over Louisville. West Virginia reached sixth in the polls before the Purdue loss after starting the season ranked eighth. It is [...]
Hopes high as Mountaineers tip off against Loyola
MORGANTOWN – West Virginia officially begins one of the most anticipated basketball seasons at the school in a generation this afternoon with a game against Loyola (Md.). For the first time since the era of Jerry West and Rod Hundley, the Mountaineers begin the season ranked among the nation's Top 10 teams. They are No. [...]
Is WVU lucky or just plain good?
MORGANTOWN — There comes a time when the question must be asked, no matter how absurd it might seem on the surface. Sometimes the apparent absurdity is reason enough to inquire. So it is we wonder whether West Virginia’s football team, which is 6-1 (2-0 in the Big East) and ranked 20th in the Associated [...]
Preseason poll: WVU No. 2
NEW YORK (AP) — Last season, being at the top of the Big East meant being at the top of the national rankings. That might not be true at the start of this season — but just wait. “We respect everybody in the league so much and when teams in the league pick us No. [...]
