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WVU still has much to play for in road game against Texas Tech

MORGANTOWN – The pressure of bowl eligibility is off for West Virginia University’s football team. The Mountaineers took care of that last week in beating UCF in their home finale. So WVU walks into today’s regular season finale – a noon clash against Texas Tech in Lubbock, Texas ...

Mountaineers will need to be ready for Texas Tech’s Tahj Brooks

The Texas Tech football team is historically known for its passing, and for good reason. Since the days of head coaches like Mike Leach and Kliff Kingsbury, “Air Raid” has been synonymous with the Red Raiders. And at 11th in the Football Bowl Subdivision with 292.5 yards per game, Texas ...

WVU linebacker Josiah Trotter getting expert fatherly football advice

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 ...

WVU's defense set the tone in picking up the win against UCF

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. ...

Hometown kid Nick Malone reflects on WVU career

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 ...

Bowl eligibility on the line in UCF-WVU clash

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 ...