A glutton for punishment, I watched West Virginia University’s entire men’s basketball game Monday night. In case you’re not such a glutton, TCU defeated the Mountaineers 81-65 in Fort Worth. It was ugly for WVU, which turned the ball over 19 times. And if it can be so, the previous game was even more ugly. […]

When the San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs meet Sunday in Super Bowl LVIII (is anyone really that good at Roman numerals?), West Virginia University will be represented by Colton McKivitz, No. 68, who will start along the 49ers’ offensive line. It’s always a thrill for Mountaineer fans to see one of their players […]

With the release of the WVU football schedule – and the thought that clocks go back to giving us more daylight in 39 days – we had a little breath of fresh air on Tuesday. Of course, we’re going to ignore the fact that we’re ready to plunge into February and just be positive, at […]

After WVU’s upset of No. 3 Kansas a few days ago, I saw so much joy from the Mountaineer fanbase. If you’re like me you thought, “Are you kidding? After the implosion surrounding Bob Huggins’ departure? With a potential Final Four roster, including Tre Mitchell (now at Kentucky), Joe Toussaint (Texas Tech), Jose Perez (Arizona […]

When I saw the news report, I couldn’t help but think back to a discussion I had with ex-WVU coach Don Nehlen way back when. He said he didn’t believe kids should play tackle football before they turned 13. It surprised me. Nehlen’s livelihood, of course, was football. He came from the old school era […]

In a way, it’s kind of funny. Yet ever since WVU’s football team defeated North Carolina – and afterward Neal Brown took his mayonnaise bath – in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl, NIL fundraising and support for the Mountaineers have had a little mustard on them. Country Roads Trust, WVU’s Name, Image and Likeness collective, has […]