MORGANTOWN -- Forget for a moment Rich Rodriguez had spent the last two weeks turning his quarterback depth into a rowing team with all of the “Ors” he was throwing out there. That, to some degree, led us to believe that Rodriguez actually had some options. The truth came out ...
ATHENS, Ohio – West Virginia’s matchup with Ohio is what some call a “trap game,” with the potential of College GameDay coming to Morgantown for the Backyard Brawl against Pitt. The Mountaineers fell into the trap pretty hard. WVU lost to Ohio 17-10 on the road, handing the ...
MORGANTOWN -- West Virginia rolled Robert Morris 45-3 in the season opener. It wasn’t pretty in the first half, but the Mountaineers made the Colonials look every part of an FCS school. WVU ranks third in offensive yards and ranks highly in yards allowed. Overall, it was a solid first ...
MORGANTOWN -- Rutgers was up 31-17 at the half over Ohio. The Scarlet Knights were eyeing down victory. Then, the bearded, western quarterback, Parker Navarro, took over. The Arizona-born led Ohio to score 14 unanswered points, which included a 17-yard scamper for a score. Ohio did come up ...
MORGANTOWN -- It was around 60-70 degrees on Tuesday ahead of West Virginia’s weekly press conferences. When you get into the team room, the temperature drops. The first two players, Hammond Russell and Darrian Lewis, had hoodies on, and so did defensive coordinator Zac Alley, but running ...
MORGANTOWN -- If you look at West Virginia defensive lineman Hammond Russell IV, it’s hard to picture him at any other position other than lineman. He’s 6-foot-3 and 312 pounds. He actually started his football career as a quarterback in high school. Russell was 185 pounds in his ...