MORGANTOWN -- West Virginia is seven practices in and wrapped up its second practice in full pads Thursday. Since the team was in full pads, Rich Rodriguez wanted to do more scrimmaging, but he couldn't because of his lack of running backs. "I wanted to do a little bit more scrimmaging ...
MORGANTOWN -- If you checked West Virginia offensive lineman Kimo Makane'ole’s WVU bio on Wednesday morning, it would say he weighed 198 pounds, the size of a running back or a wide receiver. Now, it’s corrected to his real weight of 298. “I don’t know what that’s ...
MORGANTOWN -- Rich Rodriguez is the godfather of the spread offense, meaning three-plus wide receivers lined up every play. They might not be used as much as the running back, but they’re important for downfield blocking and sometimes picking up the first down on third down and ...
MORGANTOWN -- Defensive line coach William Green doesn’t go by Billy or Will. He goes by William, or maybe sometimes Willie, but most of the time he goes by coach Green. “Either one of those is fine,” Green said. “Depends on where I’m at.” Green has been all over the ...
Tuesday marked the first day of full padded practice. The first five practices were just shorts and sometimes shoulder pads, but practice No. 6 was the time for the players to show off how physical and tough they are. Rich Rodriguez had been waiting for the moment, but it didn’t go as ...
MORGANTOWN -- Linebacker Chase Wilson entered the transfer portal on Jan. 7, 2025, after five years at Colorado State. His first stop after entering the portal was West Virginia. Defensive coordinator Zac Alley and Wilson spoke and realized Wilson’s play style and Alley’s ...
