MORGANTOWN -- Quarterback Nicco Marchiol came back in and led West Virginia past Pitt to win the Backyard Brawl. In the 10-point comeback, Marchiol looked like he was WVU’s quarterback going forward. After his last-minute performance, Marchiol was the starter for Kansas, despite ...
MORGANTOWN -- Rich Rodriguez and West Virginia’s first game in the Big 12 wasn’t pretty. In all areas. The Mountaineers were rolled by Kansas 41-10 on the road, dropping WVU to 2-2 on the season and 0-1 in the conference. Rich Rodriguez’s squad is also 0-2 on the road. WVU lost ...
MORGANTOWN -- Rich Rodriguez walked into Lawrence, Kan. Saturday with what amounted to a beaten up old Chevy pickup for a football team. You know what we’re speaking about. That ol’ Chevy has rust eating through parts of the body, the muffler is hanging on for dear life and there’s ...
MORGANTOWN -- Monday is for a reset, with the players getting off, and it’s when the West Virginia coaches meet for the game plan for the week. Defensive coordinator Zac Alley heads into the office and writes something on the board. Then, another, and another, and by the time defensive ...
MORGANTOWN -- Like I said last week, anything can happen in a rivalry game. West Virginia came back, led by the benched Nicco Marchiol, and beat rival Pitt in overtime in the Backyard Brawl. You couldn’t ask for a better game. Before last weekend, the hope for Rich Rodriguez’s first ...
MORGANTOWN -- West Virginia coaches and players have a lot to do during the week. They have to correct the past and then quickly prepare for the future. There are only a couple of days to do so. This is similar for journalists. Sunday and Monday are for looking at what happened in the past, ...
