MORGANTOWN — For the last year and change, West Virginia football’s biggest weakness has been its defense. Against rival Pitt on Saturday, however, that same defense turned out to be […]
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WVU opens season at Penn State for 1st meeting of long-time rivals in 30 years
MORGANTOWN — For the first time since 1992, West Virginia and Penn State will meet on a football field when the teams kick off the 2023 season Saturday in State […]
Upset-minded Mountaineers not discouraged by underdog status
Morgantown — There is not a lot of confidence the West Virginia Mountaineers will open their season with a win on Saturday. The Penn State Nittany Lions are currently 20.5-point […]
Early morning meetings helped WVU’s Aubrey Burks unlock his play-making potential
MORGANTOWN — For West Virginia football to be better in 2023, the Mountaineers’ secondary undoubtedly must perform better than last season. To that end, the coaching staff brought in four […]
Young players stood out during WVU’s first scrimmage Saturday
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia had its first of two fall scrimmages inside Milan Puskar Stadium Saturday. The scrimmage was closed to the public and the media, but head coach Neal […]
Notebook: NC State transfer Devin Carter mentoring young receivers
MORGANTOWN — When all four of WVU’s top receivers left the program this offseason, the Mountaineers were in need of someone to take charge of that room for 2023. Enter […]
WVU football position preview: Transfers brought in to plug up leaky safety group
MORGANTOWN — The biggest weakness of West Virginia’s defense in 2022 was its pass defense. Big 12 opponents feasted on an inexperienced and ill-equipped WVU secondary that failed to contain […]
Year of experience to pay dividends for WVU’s safeties
MORGANTOWN — In football, if one side of the ball is happy, the other usually isn’t. So while quarterbacks coach Sean Reagan thought his group had its worst day of […]
WVU looking for more leadership, turnovers out of returning secondary
MORGANTOWN — It’s no secret that WVU’s defense struggled mightily last year and a large reason for that was the play of an inexperienced and under-prepared secondary. The Mountaineers finished […]
Lack of communication was the downfall of West Virginia’s defense against Texas Tech
MORGANTOWN — For two days, West Virginia defenders probably felt like they were at track practice rather than working on football. That was the time dedicated in getting WVU’s defense […]
