Might the change in the Big 12 schedule help WVU this season?
Change isn’t coming to WVU and the Big 12. It’s here. That point was certainly driven home on Tuesday when the league issued the 2023 football schedule. When it comes to Texas, well, it was horns down regarding the Mountaineer schedule. With the four new schools entering the Big 12, the Longhorns exited the West […]
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 […]