So, I’m feeling a little better about WVU’s football team after last Saturday’s victory over Oklahoma State, Yes, the Cowboys are 0-3 in Big 12 play and a huge league disappointment, but they were SUPPOSED to be good, right? OK, yes, I’m grasping. But it’s better than gasping, which I did after the Mountaineers’ first […]

Now that the NFL’s Week 4 is complete, WVU football fans might get a kick out of checking the league’s passing stats. Because former Mountaineer Geno Smith sits atop the statistic with 1,182 yards, 52 more than second place Brock Purdy (another former Big 12 QB, by the way). If you’re a fantasy football nut […]

I’m old enough to remember when you had a firm grasp on college basketball teams’ personnel from season to season. A few seniors would graduate, and a few freshmen would take their places. Easy peasy. Not anymore though – especially this coming season at WVU. Of course, the transfer portal and NIL influence has hit […]

The timing was uncanny to me – albeit on a much smaller scale. Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPN insider and author of so many “Woj bomb” news tidbits, on Wednesday announced his retirement from the gig to become St. Bonaventure’s men’s basketball GM. It coincided with my anniversary of pulling a “Woj” at the age of 58. […]

As one who covered West Virginia University sports for years (and years and years) and now a full-time fan of my alma mater, I’ve always noticed my enthusiasm for the Mountaineers’ conference intensifies exponentially the more they win. After the season opening WVU letdown against Penn State (which followed that win by struggling against Bowling […]

For the record, after WVU’s disappointing football season opener against Penn State, I did look at the Mountaineer press release for the UAlbany game this Saturday. Yes, it’s UAlbany, not Albany. If you don’t know, they are the Great Danes. And they are coming off a 27-21 victory over LIU (Long Island University; must I […]