West Virginia Mountaineers

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,…

By JUSTIN WALKER | WV Sports Chat This Saturday’s game between the West Virginia Mountaineers and UCF Knights could be labeled the “Nostalgia Bowl,” as both teams have former head coaches returning. Rich Rodriguez returns to coach the Mountaineers after a 17-year absence, while Scott Frost returns to UCF after a failed stint at Nebraska…

BY JUSTIN WALKER & SHANNA ROSE | WV Sports Chat Freshman quarterback Bear Bachmeier had a career-high 351 yards and a touchdown as No. 23 BYU downed West Virginia University 38-24 on Friday night. The Cougars (5-0, 2-0 Big 12) piled up 517 total yards of offense and had two takeaways. Chase Roberts had a career-high…

BY JUSTIN WALKER | WV Sports Chat Rodriguez Still Looking for a Quarterback While Nicco Marchiol had started the first four games of the season, the offense had yet to find its footing under the redshirt junior, leading to Rich Rodriguez rotating multiple quarterbacks in each game to try to find a spark.  With Marchiol…

BY JUSTIN WALKER & JON MARTIN | WV Sports Chat MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – In a Backyard Brawl for the ages, the West Virginia Mountaineers outlasted the Pittsburgh Panthers 31-24 in overtime at Milan Puskar Stadium. The 108th edition of this storied rivalry – the first to go to overtime since 1997 – saw WVU rally…

BY JUSTIN WALKER | WV SPORTS CHAT Ohio Recap West Virginia’s 17-10 loss to Ohio University was a sobering reminder of the challenges facing the Mountaineers as they navigate a rebuild under Rich Rodriguez.  They were only able to muster 250 yards of total offense against Ohio, 72 of which were on the ground. Star…