Last week, I expressed concern about WVU and its recent poor showing regarding the NFL Draft. Can Rich Rodriguez turn that around for the Mountaineers? Yet let’s zoom out a bit. Let’s take a look at WVU’s conference, the Big 12, and the draft. Is it any better? If not, is there reason to believe […]

It’s easy to say rehired WVU football coach Rich Rodriguez’s No. 1 job is to win. It’s also easy to say he needs good players to do so. Yet perhaps his biggest task is turning around the slump the Mountaineers are in regarding the NFL Draft, which begins on Thursday. Because that begets the winning. […]

If you follow me on social media – even casually – you’ll know I’m a big fan of former WVU women’s basketball player JJ Quinerly. Her determined play was a joy to watch during her Mountaineer career. So, it was heart-warming to see her name called in Monday’s WNBA Draft. She became the 11th player […]

With the NFL Draft fast approaching, a favorite name for sports talking heads and pundits to toss around is former Colorado star Travis Hunter. Many believe the Cleveland Browns, picking No. 2, will select Hunter because of his skill as both a receiver and cornerback. He’s portrayed as the Shohei Otani of football. Of course, […]

The other day, one of those Facebook memories popped up that made me smile. Before I became America’s Public Relations Specialist at Wheelhouse Creative, I was a sports writer. Yet once in a while, I strayed to cover other events and topics. And of all the stories, one that continued to elicit phone calls and […]

As a WVU alum, it hurt watching the Mountaineer women’s basketball season go out with a thud in the NCAA tournament. West Virginia couldn’t score inside. The team couldn’t score outside. Star JJ Quinerly was held to eight points. It was tough to watch after the Mountaineers entered the game with a 25-7 record. Of […]