You really must hand it to WVU Mountaineer fans. Two hands, I mean. And use them to clap. I know there are places, especially in the South, where universities have more college football fans. But you’ll never convince me they are more loyal than those in West By God. This football season is proof positive. […]

When West Virginia University’s football team got past Pitt in a rock fight last Saturday, it was a feel-good moment for Mountaineer fans. On a beautiful night in Morgantown, the crowd was able to celebrate by singing “Take Me Home Country Roads” and, I’m sure, toasting with a Country Roads Trust lager or two. It […]

If I wasn’t ready for the Backyard Brawl an hour ago, I certainly am now. See, I just spent a half hour talking to former WVU coach Don Nehlen. Hearing his voice is like hearing Keith Jackson call a game. It’s like experiencing Bear Bryant walk a sideline with his houndstooth hat. It’s like listening […]

My first recollection of a Penn State-WVU football game goes all the way back to 1972. No, I wasn’t covering it. Lol. I’m not THAT old. Rather, I was a 12-year-old boy throwing a football to my little brother outside the house while listening to Jack Fleming’s call on the radio. I remembered the excitement […]

Every time I read about or listen to Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark, one adjective jumps to mind. Impressive. If you follow WVU, or college sports in general, you know the 56-year old graduate of Indiana has a stellar resume (VP of corporate marketing for NASCAR; CEO of Brooklyn Sports Entertainment, which oversaw the NBA […]

The John Lennon song “Nobody Told Me,” released in 1984, begins with the line, “Well, everybody’s talking and no one says a word.” Sounds a lot like social media these days, right? Everybody’s indeed talking, or tweeting, or “X”ing, or TikToking, or Instagramming, whatever you want to call it. It’s fun for the most part. […]