MORGANTOWN - West Virginia football faced a third-and-9 from its own two-yard line. The Mountaineers needed just a field goal to win the game over Cincinnati. With his fit on his own colors, quarterback Michael Hawkins Jr. snapped the ball and heaved a pass to receiver Prince Strachan, who ...
MORGANTOWN -- With his back foot a step away from the back of his own end zone and, quite possibly, WVU’s season on the line, Michael Hawkins Jr. launched what may go down as one of the most memorable passes in program history. On the other end, well, it was a prince of a play and it was ...
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia football had a long way to go to get into field goal range for kicker Jack Cassidy. Cassidy had a big leg — Rich Rodriguez nicknamed him Big Jack — but not enough to make a kick at the 1-yard line, where the Mountaineers started the game-winning drive. For ...
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia football’s 52-31 loss to Arizona handed the Mountaineers their third-straight loss of the season. WVU is 3-3 on the year and winless in the Big 12 (0-3). The Mountaineers are one of five teams in the Big 12 without a conference win, but are the only team with ...
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia quarterback Michael Hawkins Jr. had a receiver over the middle of the field and took a shot. Hawkins sailed the pass over his head, which would’ve been a walk-in touchdown. It was a hard pass, but one you’d like to make as a quarterback. In a boat race against ...
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia football’s offense just scored to start the fourth quarter, making it a touchdown game. Arizona moved the ball past midfield, and it was time to test the Mountaineers’ defensive discipline. True freshman Matt Sieg stood in the secondary. Quarterback Noah ...
