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WVU holds on for 31-24 win at Cincinnati

MORGANTOWN -- If, as West Virginia University football coach Neal Brown said this past week, the final four games of 2024 will write the Mountaineers’ tale of this season, the first chapter looked pretty good. Big defensive plays allowed WVU to grab an early 17-point lead over Cincinnati ...

COLUMN: Defense keys crucial WVU win

MORGANTOWN -- Here’s a statement no one has been able to say about West Virginia University’s football team for a while. Saturday’s win was thanks to the defense. As maligned as the Mountaineer defense has been this season – and deservedly so – that unit was the reason WVU ...

COLUMN: College football fans put their money to some silly uses

Some people just have too much disposable income on their hands. A group of WVU football fans dubbing themselves “The Wolfpack” have spent the money on a trio of billboards around Morgantown emblazoned with the words “Fire Neal Brown.” The group obviously isn’t happy with the ...

A look at how the Mountaineers’ football season is going so far

The West Virginia University football team has hit the two-thirds mark of its season, resting this weekend with a bye before visiting Cincinnati at noon Saturday. At 4-4, the Mountaineers’ campaign has seen its ups and downs. Here are some numbers that tell part of the story as to why ...

Special teams shining for WVU

While living through the ups and downs on both offense and defense this season, the West Virginia University football team has one aspect of its game that has enjoyed more ups than downs – its special teams unit. The Mountaineers have been able to rely on special teams for most of the ...

Carrico settling in on WVU defense

This might be Reid Carrico’s first season at West Virginia University, but it’s not his first experience with West Virginia. Growing up just minutes from the Ohio-West Virginia border, he’s had the chance to feel some of that Mountaineer spirit that has crossed the Ohio River into ...