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 a super regional […]
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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 altogether. There is […]
WVU Board of Governors approves naming opportunities
MORGANTOWN — As part of the consent agenda considered during its June 13 meeting, the West Virginia University Board of Governors approved three items listed under “Renaming of Buildings.” Among […]
COLUMN: Wren Baker looks to lead WVU into new era of college athletics
MORGANTOWN — It’s been a couple of weeks since the House vs. NCAA settlement was approved, allowing revenue sharing and paying athletes directly. Now, athletic departments are dissecting and making […]
How NCAA spending ruling could negatively affect West Virginia athletics
MORGANTOWN — Over the weekend, there was another big step and potential change for the future of college athletics. Judge Claudia Wilken approved a deal between the NCAA, conferences and […]
Steve Sabins’ path to WVU baseball coach took patience, leap of faith
MORGANTOWN — It wasn’t exactly a journey of 1,000 decisions that guided Steve Sabins to West Virginia. Rest assured, there were plenty of steps the WVU baseball coach took that […]
Even with athletics background, Michael T. Benson to leave WVU sports to Wren Baker
MORGANTOWN — BYU basketball has had numerous well-known players who wore the blue and white. One of them, who people might not have known, is West Virginia’s new president Michael […]
COLUMN: Let this be a cautionary tale that Ken Pomeroy’s analytics have nothing to do with predicting the future
MORGANTOWN — Ken Pomeroy is a graduate of Virginia Tech, which may make what we discuss in a few seconds all the more irritating. He was also a meteorologist for […]
Ross Hodge’s deal worth $15 million over five years with a potential sixth year for an additional $3.3 million
MORGANTOWN — Ross Hodge’s tenure as WVU men’s basketball coach will basically begin the same way as Darian DeVries’ did — with a five-year deal worth $15 million. Hodge’s contract […]
COLUMN: There are signs that point to Ross Hodge not being a gamble of a hire for WVU’s Wren Baker
MORGANTOWN — It was Texas Tech men’s basketball coach Grant McCasland on the other end of Wren Baker’s phone call. And McCasland barely gave WVU’s athletic director a moment to […]
