MORGANTOWN -- If you peek at West Virginia’s practice during the tackling period, usually, each position group tackles the other. Linebackers tackle linebackers, corners on corners and bandits on bandits. During the bye, WVU’s tackling drill looked different. The tackling had ...
MORGANTOWN -- West Virginia’s injuries keep piling up, even during the bye week. Rich Rodriguez announced quarterback Nicco Marchiol is officially done for the season with the lingering mid-foot injury that’s kept him out since Kansas. He started in four games this season and led WVU ...
MORGANTOWN -- Usually, when the season isn’t going well, like West Virginia at 2-4 this season, it’s time to give the young players a shot, building and preparing them for next season. For Rich Rodriguez, he’s needed to play young players out of necessity, especially at ...
MORGANTOWN -- On Sunday, the college football world was shaken up when West Virginia’s neighboring school, and rival, Penn State announced it fired head coach James Franklin after 12 seasons. At the start of this year, Franklin led the Nittany Lions to the College Football Playoff ...
MORGANTOWN -- This week marks Rich Rodriguez’s first bye week since returning to West Virginia this December. He has a lot of work, turning this season around after a 2-4 start, and 0-3 in the Big 12. Rodriguez has had his fair share of bye weeks since he first started as a ...
MORGANTOWN -- And just like that, half of Rich Rodriguez’s first season at West Virginia is over. Six games down and six games to go. It hasn’t entirely gone to plan. The Mountaineers are 2-4 on the season, are last in the Big 12 with three losses, and have lost three straight by ...