MORGANTOWN -- New West Virginia University cornerbacks coach Rod West had something to admit when he met with the media this week: he’s trying his best to keep the Mountaineer secondary’s past in the past. “Full disclosure, I’ve tried my hardest not to watch any film from last ...
A highly decorated veteran assistant coach is joining the West Virginia University football coaching staff to guide the Mountaineer running backs. WVU announced Thursday afternoon that Larry Porter, most recently the running backs coach at the University of North Carolina, will be the new ...
MORGANTOWN -- As a player, Jack Bicknell Jr. never could beat the West Virginia University football team. But that didn’t stop him from joining the Mountaineers as their new offensive line coach. Bicknell brings a well-traveled veteran presence – that has also been felt on coaching ...
MORGANTOWN -- There are plenty of ways for college football teams to collect talent in the modern era. There’s the conventional high school prospect. There’s the junior college route. There’s also now the transfer portal, which makes it easier to procure experienced college ...
MORGANTOWN -- The West Virginia University football team kicked things up a notch Saturday, putting on pads for the first time this spring practice season. Head coach Rich Rodriguez said that out of the entire practice, the Mountaineers went about 10 to 15 minutes in live contact. Even in ...
MORGANTOWN -- Rich Rodriguez doesn’t buy into the old football adage that, if you have two or three quarterbacks, then you really have none. Right now, Rodriguez has five scholarship signal-callers in the West Virginia University quarterback room that he really feels good about. That, in ...