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COLUMN: The perfect ending for an imperfect year

MORGANTOWN — It wasn’t pretty, it wasn’t easy and it wasn’t even very fun, but WVU ended its season with a win Saturday, toppling skidding Oklahoma State 24-19 on a rainy, dreary day in Stillwater, Okla. Of course, the Mountaineers’ entire 2022 season could be described as not ...

SAMUEL: How are deer able to find food?

I know hunting season is drawing to a close, but last week I wrote about deer vision, and one of my readers wrote and asked why I haven’t written about another sense that deer have … their nose. Here is a little bit about a complex subject. Has this ever happened to you when hunting? On a cold November morning a hunter walks to his tree stand before daylight. He sits all day and sees nothing, but he knows there is a big buck in the area so the next morning he goes again. He notes the wind and enters the stand on a different path than the one he took the morning before. He sits ...

WVU set to finish season against Sanders and Oklahoma State

MORGANTOWN — Another game against Oklahoma State means another matchup with quarterback Spencer Sanders. The long-time Cowboy starter will play in his 44th career game when West Virginia journeys to Stillwater on Saturday (noon, ESPN2).  “Offensively, it’s the same system they’ve ...