West Virginia Mountaineers

By: Justin Walker, Jonathan Martin & Clark Johnson | WV Sports Chat Rich Rodriguez and the West Virginia Mountaineers are flipping the majority of the roster for the second consecutive year. Many of the new roster additions are coming from the high school and JUCO ranks, but WVU is still doing plenty of work in…

By Shanna Rose & Justin Walker | WV Sports Chat The West Virginia men’s basketball team again came up just short away from home. The Mountaineers let a 16-point second-half lead slip Saturday night at Rocket Arena, falling 89-88 in double overtime to Ohio State in the Cleveland Hoops Showdown. With WVU clinging to a one-point…

BY Justin “Couz” Walker | WV Sports Chat While WVU football is not eligible for a bowl game after its 4-8 season, there was some positive news from Morgantown last week.  Rich Rodriguez and his staff accumulated what experts say is the best recruiting class in program history, or at least since the inception of…

BY Justin Walker & Shanna Rose | WV Sports Chat Texas Tech left no doubt in its final regular-season outing, rolling past West Virginia 49–0 on Saturday at Milan Puskar Stadium. The Red Raiders (11–1, 8–1 Big 12, No. 5 CFP) had already secured a spot in the Big 12 championship game when Arizona State lost Friday…

BY Justin Walker | WV Sports Chat Week 13 was a bye week for WVU football after a disappointing 25-23 loss to Arizona State in week 12. Despite not playing a game, Coach Rodriguez and his staff won a huge victory, this time on the recruiting trail. Four-star offensive lineman Kevin Brown verbally committed to…

BY Justin Walker & Shanna Rose | WV Sports Chat West Virginia’s upset attempt came down to the final minutes on Saturday, but Arizona State’s defense delivered at the key moments, handing the Mountaineers a 25–23 loss at Mountain America Stadium. The Sun Devils relied heavily on backup quarterback Jeff Sims, who accounted for 288…

BY Justin Walker | WV Sports Chat The West Virginia Mountaineers welcomed the Colorado Buffaloes into Morgantown for a week 11 matchup of 3-6 teams. WVU was coming off a huge upset win over Houston, while the Buffs were reeling after getting blown out in two straight games by Utah and Arizona, respectively.  Both teams…

BY Shanna Rose and Justin Walker | WV Sports Chat Houston Review Scotty Fox Jr. threw for 157 yards and one touchdown as West Virginia stunned No. 22 Houston, 45–35, on Saturday afternoon at TDECU Stadium. Diore Hubbard powered the WVU ground game with 108 yards and a touchdown, while Cyncir Bowers added 65 yards.…

BY Justin Walker & Jonathan K. Martin | WV Sports Chat In the wake of a hard-fought 23-17 loss to a formidable 6-2 TCU team on Saturday night, the WVU football program might have stumbled upon a silver lining—and potentially their quarterback of the future—in true freshman Scotty Fox Jr. As the Mountaineers’ season teeters…

BY JUSTIN WALKER | WV Sports Chat Bye Week Did Not Help West Virginia was coming off a bye week going into Saturday’s contest at UCF. Meanwhile, the Knights were coming off a hard-fought loss to rival Cincinnati. Unfortunately for Mountaineer fans, the extra week to prepare did not help. As a matter of fact,…