MORGANTOWN -- It was billed as a crucial college football game for both West Virginia University and Oklahoma State. It quickly became a cage fight. Actually, it looked like a one-sided sparring practice for the Mountaineers. With every stiff arm, every shoulder pad into the chest, ...
MORGANTOWN — Neal Brown believes college football’s on-field product is as popular and as entertaining as it has ever been. Off the field? Well, it’s been eventful … and not always in a good way. What concerns those within college football is that the off-the-field issues will ...
MORGANTOWN — It wasn’t but two weeks ago that headlines about West Virginia University’s football team mentioned their backs were against the wall. A 1-2 start after blowing a 10-point lead in the final five minutes against Pittsburgh had pundits wondering how the Mountaineers would ...
MORGANTOWN — The West Virginia University football team doesn’t think the Oklahoma State defense it sees on paper is what the Mountaineers see on film, nor is it what they think they’ll face when they visit the Cowboys at 4 p.m. Saturday in Stillwater, Okla. (ESPN2). On paper, the ...
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia University’s offensive players like to call themselves the best two-minute offense in America. The Mountaineers’ last win over Kansas gave those players plenty of evidence to support that claim. Over the game’s last 5 minutes and 39 seconds, WVU scored ...
MORGANTOWN — Oklahoma State running back Ollie Gordon II put on an unforgettable performance last season against West Virginia University. WVU defensive coordinator Jordan Lesley won’t let himself forget. “I watch that game a lot,” Lesley said this week, “and it’s ...