MORGANTOWN — West Virginia athletics announced it will add 140 new scholarships starting with the 2026-27 school year. Football will receive 16 of the scholarships, and 124 […]
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WVU sells Coliseum naming rights to Hope Gas as part of 10-year deal
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia announced it sold the naming rights of the Coliseum to Hope Gas as part of a 10-year deal. As part of the deal, […]
Gov. Patrick Morrisey signs two NIL bills set to level the playing field for WVU, Marshall
MORGANTOWN — Lawmakers, WVU president Michael T. Benson, athletic director Wren Baker, football coach Rich Rodriguez and three WVU football players were in attendance Thursday to watch […]
Scheduling conflicts make extending the Backyard Brawl difficult past 2025
MORGANTOWN — Saturday will be the 108th meeting of the Backyard Brawl between Pitt and West Virginia, one of the famous rivalries in college football. It’s been […]
WVU reaches full revenue sharing, AD Wren Baker dealing with drawbacks
MORGANTOWN — On June 6, college athletics was sent into a spiral. It had already been getting out of hand, but it took a dive into the […]
Wren Baker wants best for WVU when it comes to scheduling, college football playoff expansion
MORGANTOWN — The athletic director of an institution has a couple of jobs, and a lot more in this new era of college athletics with revenue-sharing, NIL […]
Rebuilding and honeymoon periods are of little interest to WVU men’s hoops coach Ross Hodge
MORGANTOWN — Save for a few framed jerseys leaning up against a wall — one of them a Jerry West from his WVU college days — Ross […]
WVU extends athletic director Wren Baker’s contract through 2032
MORGANTOWN — WVU will not be searching for a new athletic director any time soon, as Wren Baker has reached a second contract extension with the school. […]
WVU makes Steve Sabins highest paid baseball coach in school history with new extension
MORGANTOWN — Steve Sabins has an additional 1.3 million reasons to continue to build on his opening success as WVU’s baseball coach. After leading the Mountaineers to […]
COLUMN: In the new age of sustaining college athletics, WVU has got to produce more bang for the people’s bucks
MORGANTOWN — By now, you’ve either grown weary of hearing about the colossal game-changer in college athletics that is the House settlement or you’re simply ignoring it […]
