With the addition of JT Daniels, interest in WVU football is up. Season ticket sales for the Mountaineers, however, is not. At least not at this point. I wrote those two paragraphs back in 2017 for the Charleston Gazette-Mail. Except the name in the first sentence was not JT Daniels, but Will Grier. I bring […]

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) […]

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 […]

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 […]