MORGANTOWN — West Virginia football was always going to lose some players once the single transfer portal window opened in the winter. The players who hadn't received a lot of playing time were always going to leave. Rich Rodriguez said he was going to be brutally honest with players and ...
MORGANTOWN -- If you look at West Virginia defensive lineman Hammond Russell IV, it’s hard to picture him at any other position other than lineman. He’s 6-foot-3 and 312 pounds. He actually started his football career as a quarterback in high school. Russell was 185 pounds in his ...
MORGANTOWN -- West Virginia’s defensive coordinator, Zac Alley, named the defensive line as a group that needs improvement, whether that’s in the transfer portal in the coming days or with the players currently on the roster. Redshirt senior defensive lineman Hammon Russell IV is one ...
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia’s defensive line was a position group defined by its consistency last season, not its star power. The Mountaineers led the Big 12 with 33 sacks, but no one player ever had five and no returning defensive lineman had more than three. But WVU defensive line ...
MORGANTOWN — WVU’s defensive line is in rebuilding mode entering 2023 after losing three starters from last season. Defensive tackle Dante Stills graduated and was taken in the NFL Draft while nose tackle Jordan Jefferson and defensive endTaijh Alston both transferred away this ...
MORGANTOWN — For the first time in five years, the WVU football team will not have a Stills brother anchoring the middle of its defense in 2023. For years the Stills brothers, Darius and Dante, were the lynchpins to what the Mountaineers did in their front seven. With both now graduating ...