The Backyard Brawl is critically important to the WVU and Pitt football programs and their fans. For the players, not so much. Yet. The players know the rivalry is important, but very few of them have a personal connection to the game that was so evident with players 10 or 15 years ago. ...
MORGANTOWN — This week is unlike all the others, no matter how many coaches and players try to make it business as usual. In terms of things like conference standings and national rankings, WVU (1-1) at Pitt (2-0) on Saturday (ESPN2, 3:30 p.m.) is just another nonconference game. In the ...
MORGANTOWN — If there is one area on his team that Neal Brown feels the most confident in, it just might be the specialists. For years, Brown has held up punter Oliver Straw and long snapper Austin Brinkman as two of the best players in the country at their positions and neither one has ...
MORGANTOWN — Somewhat unheralded during the offseason, West Virginia’s class of transfers has made a major impact so far during the Mountaineers’ turnaround 2023 season. Despite not pulling in any star players and very few from fellow Power 5 programs, WVU’s class of transfers is ...
MORGANTOWN — Special teams have been a strength during Neal Brown’s time at WVU and 2023 has the potential to be its best season yet. Among the Mountaineers’ specialists heading into 2023, punter Oliver Straw and long snapper Austin Brinkman have both been named to the watch list for ...
MORGANTOWN — The often-overlooked third phase of football, special teams, will look a lot different this year as WVU tries to replace several key contributors from last year’s team. The biggest difference will be on the field goal team, as WVU will need to replace Casey Legg, who left ...