MORGANTOWN -- Plenty of young football players get advice on the game from their fathers. And for many of them, that advice might come with an eye roll from the kid, subjected to another story of Dad’s high school days. West Virginia University linebacker Josiah Trotter doesn’t roll ...
MORGANTOWN – The scenarios weren’t adding up to a favorable night for the West Virginia University football team’s defense. The Mountaineers were at home, where they had struggled all season. They were hosting UCF, which featured one of the most prolific offenses in college football. ...
Nick Malone’s journey through West Virginia University football began well before he ever played a down for the Mountaineers. He has worn old gold and blue for a long time, but that wardrobe choice didn’t start walking into the WVU locker room. It started walking into Milan Puskar ...
MORGANTOWN – The window to postseason eligibility is quickly closing for both the West Virginia University and UCF football teams. There’s still some room left for the Mountaineers to wiggle into a bowl game, though not much. They need to win one of their last two games to qualify for ...
West Virginia University defensive lineman T.J. Jackson had a very quick answer as to what was a key to victory Saturday against UCF. “We’ve got to stop R.J. Harvey,” he said. The Knights are the seventh-most prolific overall offense in the Football Bowl Subdivision. Only Army ...
MORGANTOWN – When asked what his offense needed to do to combat UCF this weekend, West Virginia University offensive coordinator Chad Scott quickly ticked off three goals – establish the run, play with tempo and take shots downfield. As it happened, quarterback Garrett Greene was able ...