
A look at all the ex-Big 12 QBs in the NFL playoffs — and how WVU fared against them
The Big 12 football brand has mostly been roughed up in recent years. Yes, TCU made a mark by beating Michigan in the College Football Playoffs. But then Georgia stomped the Horned Frogs. Oklahoma is 0-4 in CFP play. And now the Sooners and Texas Longhorns are leaving the league. In the NFL draft, the […]

A feel-good win over ranked TCU breathes life into WVU season — for the moment
Although I was able to attend WVU’s home basketball game against ranked TCU on Wednesday, I was probably like most Mountaineer fans. When the 17-point West Virginia lead dwindled down to two points with 5:14 remaining, that proverbial pit in the stomach developed. I thought it was about to be displaced by a really, really […]

The horror of watching Damar Hamlin go down; the humanity of overwhelming support
Upon completion of WVU’s basketball loss at Oklahoma State, I was disappointed Monday evening. Bad Mountaineer loss in a half-empty arena. And what about that technical on Erik Stevenson? Within seconds, however, that disappointment yielded to horror. To dismay. A flip of the channel from ESPNU to ESPN, where the Buffalo Bills were playing the […]

Is WVU’s basketball team ready to go from simmering to boiling?
When it comes to WVU’s current basketball team, I feel many Mountaineer fans are like me – close to crossing the Rubicon, close to completely buying into this team heart and soul. Thisclose. We’ve been awaiting the Big 12 portion of the schedule, which begins Saturday at Kansas State. But, hey, there’s evidence suggesting WVU […]