West Virginia Mountaineers

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…

BY JUSTIN WALKER & SHANNA ROSE | WV Sports Chat Robert Morris Recap After a slow start, West Virginia University came to life in the second half and defeated Robert Morris 45-3 on Saturday afternoon at Milan Puskar Stadium in Rich Rodriguez’s homecoming game. Quarterback Nicco Marchiol started for the Mountaineers and had a solid…

BY JUSTIN WALKER | WVSPORTSCHAT.COM The Rich Rod 2.0 era officially begins for WVU football this week as the Mountaineers welcome the Robert Morris Colonials to Morgantown. RMU is the lone FCS opponent on the schedule for WVU.  Not only is West Virginia bringing in a new coaching staff this year, they also have a…

AUTHORS Justin Walker & Jonathan Martin / wvsportschat.com MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – As fall camp winds down for the West Virginia football program, the Mountaineers have not stopped looking for ways to improve the roster. They are building depth with the addition of impactful transfer players. The most recent addition was offensive lineman, Jude Edwards. The…