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WVU stuffs Oklahoma State in physical battle

MORGANTOWN, W.Va — Erik Stevenson scored 23 points and Tre Mitchell scored 22 to lead West Virginia over Oklahoma State 85-67 in Morgantown on Monday. Stevenson notched his second straight 20-point game, helping to recoup after a series of rough scoring performances. His showing on Monday was one of his most efficient of the season […] → Read More

No. 24 Texas owns glass to top WVU

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — No. 24 Texas dominated the glass on Wednesday to take a 69-56 win over the West Virginia women’s basketball team in Morgantown. The Longhorns built a quick double-digit lead over the Mountaineers in the opening minutes of play, forcing WVU to play catch-up for the first three quarters. Much of that success […] → Read More

No. 15 TCU retributes WVU in Fort Worth

The Horned Frogs got their revenge. Damion Baugh’s 16-point, 10-assist double-double helped lift the 15th-ranked TCU Horned Frogs (17-5, 6-3 Big 12) over the West Virginia Mountaineers (13-9, 2-7) on Tuesday 76-72. Baugh’s performance was just one of four double-figure scoring games by the Horned Frogs, who found little trouble finding offense in the absence […] → Read More

Big 12 releases 2023 WVU football schedule

West Virginia has received its itinerary for its first trip through the new-look Big 12 Conference after the league unveiled its 2023 football schedule on Tuesday. → Read More

WVU now offers custom football jerseys

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia fans can now purchase a jersey representing their favorite Mountaineer football player. WVU announced on Twitter that the shirts are up for sale on ShopWVU.com, the official store of the Mountaineers on the Fanatics network of sites. Fans have the choice to select from a list of WVU football players, […] → Read More

WVU sends condolences to Pitt after terrifying Hamlin injury

The football world quickly saw on Monday that some things are bigger than sports. In the first quarter of the Buffalo Bills’ Monday Night Football game against the Cincinnati Bengals, Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow completed a pass to receiver Tee Higgins for 13 yards. He cut up the middle of the field and collided with […] → Read More

Deuce McBride capitalizing on opportunity in New York

December might be the month of Deuce McBride. The former West Virginia star is having one of his steadiest months in the NBA for the New York Knicks in December, appearing in all of their six games this month. He is currently on pace to get the most playing time of his young NBA career […] → Read More

Hot start gives WVU win over Navy

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia men’s basketball opened its home stand with an 85-64 win over Navy at the WVU Coliseum on Wednesday. The Midshipmen gave West Virginia a good test, battling with the Mountaineers through the second half. The WVU defense held tough, though, keeping Navy to its lowest field goal percentage of the […] → Read More

WVU hires Wren Baker as director of athletics

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia University confirmed Wednesday that it had hired Wren Baker as its new director of athletics. Baker heads to Morgantown after a historic six-year stint at the University of North Texas. His hire concludes a 16-day search for a new athletic director at WVU, which began after the departure of Shane […] → Read More

WVU dominates Florida to end Phil Knight Legacy trip

West Virginia’s weekend trip to Portland ended with a win after the Mountaineers blew out Florida 84-55 in the consolation bracket of the Phil Knight Legacy on Sunday. Tre Mitchell led the Mountaineers to an early double-digit lead in the first half and finished the contest with a game-high 17 points. He was one of […] → Read More

Edey’s 24 leads No. 24 Purdue as fouls plague WVU

Zach Edey was just as advertised for No. 24 Purdue as the West Virginia Mountaineers fell to the Boilermakers 80-68 in the opening round of the Phil Knight Legacy on Thursday. Standing at 7-foot-4, Edey was an imposing force for the victorious Boilermakers, leading the game with 24 points including 10 from the free throw […] → Read More

From boots to cleats: Schoonover’s long journey to WVU

MORGANTOWN, W. Va. — Most people of Wil Schoonover’s age are well out of college. Some are well-established in their careers, and others are working their way through a graduate discipline. Schoonover, however, is spending his 25th year mostly at Milan Puskar Stadium, achieving a lifelong dream to wear WVU’s colors. The linebacker is in […] → Read More

Brown updates injury list: Donaldson out for season

MORGANTOWN, W. Va. — West Virginia’s leading rusher will miss the remainder of the 2022 season, according to head coach Neal Brown. Freshman running back CJ Donaldson has surgery on a lower body injury, which he suffered during his first career start Saturday vs. TCU. The breakout back logged his fourth 100-yard game with two […] → Read More

WVU’s O-line has greatly improved, but it’s “not to the finish line yet”

West Virginia’s offensive line has taken a long journey during the Neal Brown era. In Brown’s first season, the Mountaineers were among the worst rushing teams in the country. They sat dead last in the Big 12 in 2019 with 879 yards on the ground — for reference, Iowa State was the second-worst running team […] → Read More

Second-half surge by WVU brings Black Diamond Trophy back to Morgantown

The Black Diamond Trophy is headed back to Morgantown after West Virginia topped Virginia Tech 33-10 at Lane Stadium on Thursday. The Hokies (2-2) were among the best in the country at stopping the run until the Mountaineers (2-2) came to Blacksburg. WVU more-than quintupled the Hokie defense’s rushing average, combining for 218 yards on […] → Read More

WVU enters sold-out Lane Stadium to defend Black Diamond Trophy

West Virginia’s rivalry road tour continues (and ends) on Thursday when the Mountaineers (1-2, 0-1 Big 12) head to Lane Stadium to face Virginia Tech (2-1, 1-0 ACC). Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN. WVU gears up for its second rivalry clash this season after a heartbreaking loss at Pitt to open […] → Read More

WVU football dominates Towson for first win

MORGANTOWN, W. Va. — Neal Brown said WVU’s third game was going to be about the Mountaineers. His team followed through, dominating Towson 65-7 for its first win of the season. West Virginia scored points on its first six drives, five of which ended in touchdowns. The first came on a methodical 10-play drive to […] → Read More

Bob Huggins now has a holiday in West Virginia

Henceforth, Sept. 10 will be known as Bob Huggins Day in the state of West Virginia. WVU men’s basketball announced on social media that Gov. Jim Justice has declared Saturday as the state’s first “Bob Huggins Day” to commemorate the legendary Mountaineer coach’s induction into the Basketball Hall of Fame. Huggins will be the third […] → Read More

JT Daniels named WVU’s starting QB

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – JT Daniels will call the signals against Pitt. WVU head coach Neal Brown announced Monday that the transfer quarterback will start in the Mountaineers’ week one clash against Pitt. Daniels beat out three other candidates for the job this preseason. “JT earned the right to start. He’ll be our starting quarterback,” Brown […] → Read More

ESPN College GameDay to kick off Backyard Brawl

The 2022 WVU football season will start off with a lot of cameras. ESPN announced Thursday that it will host College GameDay Built by The Home Depot in Pittsburgh on Thursday, Sept. 1. Rece Davis, Lee Corso, Kirk Herbstreit, Desmond Howard and David Pollack will be live outside of Acrisure Stadium at 6 p.m. ET […] → Read More