WVU?uses ‘D’, coaching to rally past Louisville
By Bob Hertzel MORGANTOWN — Bob Huggins had tried just about everything in his weathered, dog-eared coaching book and none it was doing much to stop Louisville as the Cardinals snowed three-point shots down upon the Mountaineers. The game had long been a sellout but the frigid weather and an informal student boycott held the [...]
Plenty at stake today for WVU, Rutgers
PISCATAWAY, N.J. – A Gator Bowl berth may or may not be on the line today when West Virginia finishes its regular season at Rutgers. Truth be told, the pivotal game in WVU's bowl scenarios is being played simultaneously 350 miles due East in Pittsburgh. That's not to say, though, that the Mountaineers will – [...]
Playing with more at stake helped WVU?
MORGANTOWN — The tipoff, really, came out of Las Vegas, along with the betting line on Friday night’s Backyard Brawl. You had the game listed anywhere from a pick to Pitt by just 2 points, which was showing a total lack of respect for the Panthers. True, they were on the road, but they had [...]
Mountaineer QB’s fall was much like Major’s
Often, winning or losing boils down to one play. When West Virginia quarterback Jarrett Brown went down and out (concussion) on the fourth play of the Mountaineers’ Oct. 17 game against Marshall, it was one play that could have had a major effect on the game’s outcome. Marshall’s second-half mistakes hurt the Herd more than [...]
Mountaineers Focused On DePaul
For a team garnering 20 victories in a season, it’s certainly a rare occurrence when that team faces an opponent with more losses than those 20 wins. But that’s exactly the position West Virginia 20-9, 9-7 Big East will find itself in when DePaul 8-21, 0-16 Big East visits the Coliseum Wednesday night. While the [...]
