According to On3, WVU had 23 football transfer portal departures, tied with UCLA and Kentucky. Only 12 other schools, led by Washington State’s 36, had more. Of course, one would expect a lot of turnover after a coaching change from Neal Brown to Rich Rodriguez. Yet the question for Mountaineer fans isn’t what left, but […]

This is for both old and young WVU Mountaineer fans. It’s for the old that, like me, grew up admiring Jerry West. This is for the young that didn’t have the chance to follow along with his career. I write because I was out of the country when WVU honored West’s legacy this past Saturday […]

If you’re a WVU basketball fan, watching the Mountaineer men (and women) has been a joy this season. For the most part. With the program still reeling from the Bob Huggins issues, new coach Darian DeVries pumped life into the team and fans with a stunning win over then-No. 3 Gonzaga and, after a nine-point […]

Most WVU sports fanatics are sharp. They follow the Mountaineers closely. They follow football, basketball, etc., closely. They get that wins over Kansas, Gonzaga and Arizona, like those posted by WVU this season, are special. Yet as a former sports writer and columnist, I might have a special appreciation for the accomplishments. You see, I’ve […]

When Memphis’ Elijah Herring intercepted a Garrett Greene pass and the Tigers ran out the clock late in the Scooter’s Coffee Frisco Bowl, it was a wrap for the WVU football season. So (yes, since it’s Christmastime), it’s time to put a bow on both the Mountaineer season and the Neal Brown era. As for […]

When I read that Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark was stumping for his league’s football champion to receiver a first-round College Football Playoff bye last week, I had to shake my head. “The committee continues to show time and time again they are paying attention to logos versus resumes,” he said. It smacked of desperation. […]