MORGANTOWN — For the first time in a long time, a tight end played a critical role in West Virginia’s passing game in 2023. Kole Taylor, who transferred in from LSU last summer, led the Mountaineers with 35 receptions last season, finishing third with 444 receiving yards and tied for ...
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia very nearly lost the war of attrition at inside linebacker last season. It got to the point near the end of the year where senior Lee Kpogba and freshman Ben Cutter had to play almost every snap of every game because the Mountaineers simply didn’t have anyone ...
This time last year, West Virginia football coach Neal Brown sat on the stage at Big 12 media days in Dallas and told the members of the press how wrong they were for picking his Mountaineers to finish dead last in the conference. “I stood up here a year ago, and we were picked 14th and ...
Losing his conference’s two biggest brands hasn’t done much to diminish Brett Yormark’s conviction in the strength of the Big 12. The opening speaker of Big 12 Football Media Days in Las Vegas on Tuesday, the third-year commissioner proclaimed that the Big 12, now with 16 teams, is ...
The 2024 Big 12 Football Media Days kick off Tuesday inside Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, NV. Broadcast on ESPN+, the two-day event will feature press conferences from all 16 head football coaches as well as third-year commissioner Brett Yormark, who will lead off the proceedings Tuesday ...
MORGANTOWN — Two years, two surprise breakout freshmen running backs. It’s been quite the run for West Virginia and running backs coach Chad Scott on the recruiting trail recently. In 2022, it was the big, powerful converted tight end CJ Donaldson who burst onto the scene with 125 ...
