
WVU’s Wells says the sizzle continues with Mountaineer baseball
There’s something very cool happening within WVU athletics these days. It’s the sizzle around the Mountaineer baseball program. In case you haven’t noticed, former WVU pitcher Alek Manoah is an absolute star pitching for MLB’s Toronto Blue Jays. He’s third in American League earned run average at 1.62. He’s fourth in WAR (wins above replacement) […]

An emotional moment — and a reminder there are good folks out there
I was thrown for the proverbial loop the other day. See, I pay attention to social media and I see such rancor, such spite and divisiveness, I forgot something. As Luke Bryan once sang, most people are good. I guess I needed a jolt of goodness. And, boy, did I receive one. But a little […]

WVU fans can at least look forward to nonconference games as we await Big 12 divisions, pods
Back on Sept. 10, 2021, the Big 12 announced it was adding four members: Brigham Young, Central Florida, Cincinnati and Houston. The release said the schools would be joining no later than the 2024-25 athletic year. It was the second time in the conference’s 26-year history that new members were added. Of course, WVU and […]

Oliver Luck on the state of college athletics: There’s one pillar left that must be maintained
Former WVU quarterback and athletic director Oliver Luck has been rumored to be in the running to take over the NCAA. The problem, of course, is defining what Luck’s charge would be. Would it be to steer the ship as is? Would it be to deconstruct it? Would it be to reconstruct it? That would […]