PHOENIX — Ky Thomas ran for 144 yards and a touchdown, Mar'Kiese Irving added 129 yards rushing and Minnesota shut down West Virginia on defense to win the Guaranteed Rate Bowl 18-6 on Tuesday night. Thomas and Irving became the Gophers' 1-2 punch after Mohamed Ibrahim and Trey Potts ...
As the Guaranteed Rate Bowl between WVU and Minnesota came to a close in the early morning hours Wednesday, trying to process the 2021 season as a whole was summed up so eloquently in the final game. The Mountaineers defense played its tail off, but no matter how well it played, the ...
MORGANTOWN -- Heading into Tuesday's Guaranteed Rate Bowl against Minnesota in Phoenix, WVU knows enough about the stellar defensive season the Golden Gophers have had. In the national rankings, it's easy to see the consistency at quick glance -- Minnesota is 9th in points allowed per game ...
MORGANTOWN -- When thinking of Big Ten football, Minnesota, WVU's opponent in Tuesday's Guaranteed Rate Bowl in Phoenix, checks a lot of the boxes. The Golden Gophers (8-4) feature a stout defense, one of the best in the conference, but offensively, they want to run the ball and use their ...
MORGANTOWN — In a time where the transfer portal is one of the hottest topics across college football, Tony Mathis seemed like a top candidate to say "thanks but no thanks" and move on. He's spent the last three seasons as a backup, mainly to star Leddie Brown, and playing time was hard ...
WVU Today The West Virginia University Alumni Association, Mountaineer Athletic Club and WVU Foundation are partnering to host events for fans attending the Guaranteed Rate Bowl later this month in Phoenix, Ariz. The WVU football team will battle Minnesota Dec. 28 at Chase ...