MORGANTOWN -- West Virginia’s defensive coordinator Zac Alley isn’t a quiet coach. He said he’s not a yeller, but he’s definitely loud in games and in practice. “I always say whoever you are, if you’re that guy on Tuesday, be that guy on Saturday,” Alley said. “Don’t show ...
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 -- After six long, grueling weeks against some of the best teams in the Big 12, West Virginia finally gets a much-needed bye week. It couldn’t have come at a better time. The Mountaineers have lost three straight all against Big 12 teams. WVU hasn’t won a Big 12 game ...
MORGANTOWN -- No. 47 drops back to pass for BYU? No. 47? It must be a trick play where the running back is in the backfield on a wildcat, like the Derrick Henry touchdown pass in the AFC Championship game for the Tennessee Titans a couple of years ago. Nope. That’s BYU’s ...
MORGANTOWN -- There hasn’t been too much positive to take away through five games of Rich Rodriguez’s first season back at West Virginia. The highlight was obviously the win over Pitt in the Backyard Brawl, but other than that, not much. The offense looked bad every week, and the ...
MORGANTOWN -- West Virginia needed a bounce-back after a big loss on the road to Kansas, and did nothing of the sort against Utah. The Mountaineers were dominated 48-14 after another poor offensive performance, falling to below .500 for the first time this season at 2-3. WVU is now 0-2 in ...