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After nearly two decades away from the West Virginia football program, coaching veteran Rich Rodriguez will be returning to Morgantown for the 2025 college football season in an attempt to revitalize and return the Mountaineers to the heights they last reached when Rich Rod was last at the helm in the mid-2000s. And if you’re […]

“The Pat McAfee Show” might have found its next prominent recurring guest. Since reuniting with West Virginia as the head football coach, Rich Rodriguez hinted at a potential partnership with McAfee and the popular ESPN talk show. Rodriguez, who will begin his second stint at West Virginia in 2025, told McAfee he wants to appear […]

West Virginia has landed former standout Virginia Union safety William Davis. Davis, a 5-foot-10, 195-pound junior, joins an extremely talented list of HBCU athletes who have made the transition to the FBS Power-4. Davis brings everything from ball production to coverage versatility to the Mountaineers secondary. In two years as a starter for the Virginia […]

West Virginia football has lost a three-year starting guard to the transfer portal. The Mountaineers are entering a new era after recently hiring Rich Rodriguez as their new head coach. Rich Rod’s return to Morgantown came nine days after the program fired Neal Brown. With these sweeping changes, players are expected to enter and leave […]

Bowl season is officially underway in college football and the chaos is already in full swing. There are already a few bowl games that have been finished up, but No. 25 Memphis and West Virginia really got fans into the swing of the postseason on Tuesday night. After Memphis controlled most of the game and […]

Memphis and West Virginia will square off in the second Bowl of the season. The teams will square off at Toyota Stadium in the Frisco Bowl. Memphis was 10-2 this season, finishing fourth in the AAC, while West Virginia barely got into the bowls with a 6-6 record and ninth-place finish in the Big 12. […]

“Take Me Home, Country Roads” is a popular anthem for the West Virginia football program, and it has never been more apt than today as Rich Rodriguez returns to his home state and the Mountaineers to become the West Virginia football coach for a second time. Rodriguez, most recently the Jacksonville State head coach, had […]

The West Virginia football teams’ head coaching opening ranked as one of the more intriguing Big 12 football opportunities. Now, the Mountaineers are replacing the fired Neal Brown by turning to a familiar face in Rich Rodriguez. It was reported that the Mountaineers were targeting the former head coach, per ESPN college football insider Pete […]

West Virginia president E. Gordon Gee was brutally honest about potentially hiring back ex-head coach Rich Rodriguez. The Mountaineers recently fired Neal Brown after six years at the helm in Morgantown. The program finished ninth in the Big 12 in 2024 after a 6-6 season. Rich Rodriguez’s successful stint as the head coach at Jacksonville […]

The West Virginia football program is looking for a new head coach. And they might be getting old head coach Rich Rodriguez to fill the role. Following the firing of Neal Brown, the Mountaineers embarked on a head-coaching search. While a proven head coach is always desired, Rodriguez’s proof includes a polarizing end to his […]

Former West Virginia football head coach Neal Brown broke his silence after being fired. The program made this move after a 37-point loss to Texas Tech. Brown had been in charge of the Mountaineers for six years, compiling a record of 37-35 over and 25-28 in Big 12 play. The former Troy head coach came […]

The West Virginia football team lost to Texas Tech in Week 14, 52-15, in an ugly ending to the year. The Mountaineers finished at 6-6 despite being one of the contenders for the Big 12 at the start of the season. After the loss, West Virginia head coach Neal Brown was fired, and the coaching […]

West Virginia football fired head coach Neal Brown nearly 24 hours after losing to Texas Tech. The Mountaineers appear to be moving swiftly with interviewing candidates following his dismissal. The university is planning to speak with Penn State offensive coordinator Andy Kotelnicki, per WV Sports Now reporter Mike J. Asti on Sunday afternoon. Kotelnicki’s name has […]

The headline here is accurate. Following an embarrassing 37-point loss to Texas Tech in the 2024 regular season finale, the West Virginia Mountaineers have decided to fire head coach Neal Brown, according to Matt Zenitz of 247Sports. However, Brown’s dismissal was on the table long before the Mountaineers suffered what turned out to be the third-worst loss […]

It is a battle of two bowl-bound teams as West Virginia visits Texas Tech. It is time to continue our college football odds series with a West Virginia-Texas Tech prediction and pick. West Virginia-Texas Tech Last Game – Matchup History West Virginia is 6-5 on the year, and 5-3 in conference play. They have also […]

West Virginia looks to become bowl-eligible as they face UCF. It is time to continue our college football odds series with a UCF-West Virginia prediction and pick. UCF-West Virginia Last Game – Matchup History UCF comes into the game at 4-6 on the year. They opened the season at 3-0, including a win in conference […]

Ahead of West Virginia football’s Week 12 matchup against Baylor, the Mountaineers received a positive injury update on quarterback Garrett Greene, per ESPN’s Pete Thamel. “Greene will return for West Virginia, and start against Baylor on Saturday. He’s missed the last two games with an undisclosed injury and was only available in an emergency role […]

It is time to continue our college football odds series with a Baylor-West Virginia prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Baylor West Virginia. The West Virginia Mountaineers have had this annoying habit — at least as far as their fan base is concerned — in 2024: They have allowed games to come down […]

West Virginia football is looking to win its second game in a row on Saturday against Cincinnati. The team will have to pick up the victory with their backup quarterback. Mountaineers backup Nicco Marchiol is getting the start against the Bearcats, per 247 Sports. West Virginia starter Garrett Greene is still recovering from an upper […]

West Virginia and Cincinnati are on the outside looking in on the Big 12 conference standings, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t some implications for this matchup. The Bearcats are one win away from bowl eligibility, while the Mountaineers need two wins over their final four games. The teams faced each other for the first […]

West Virginia football has fired its defensive coordinator, per ESPN. Jordan Lesley is out at WVU after fielding one of the worst pass defenses in the country this season. Lesley served as defensive coordinator for the Mountaineers since the 2020 season. He came to West Virginia in 2019, when head coach Neal Brown got the […]

Despite last season’s 9-4 campaign that concluded with a win in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl last December, West Virginia Mountaineers head coach Neal Brown came into the 2024 season on a hotter seat than he would’ve liked. A 3-4 start hasn’t done much to cool it down, and now as Brown prepares his Mountaineers to […]

West Virginia continues its season in Week 9 when they take on Arizona. It is time to continue our college football odds series with a West Virginia-Arizona prediction and pick. West Virginia visits Arizona this Saturday in a compelling non-conference matchup. The Mountaineers (3-4) are looking to get back on track after a bad loss […]

We’re set for another betting prediction and pick for College Football Week 8 as we head to the Big 12 Conference for this next tilt. The No. 17 Kansas State Wildcats (5-1) will visit the West Virginia Mountaineers (3-3) in a closely contested game on the betting lines. It is time to continue our college […]

It is time to continue our college football odds series with an Iowa State-West Virginia prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Iowa State-West Virginia. The Iowa State Cyclones and West Virginia Mountaineers have not experienced the same season. ISU is unbeaten at 5-0 while West Virginia is 3-2, enduring a loss to Penn […]

Iowa State football is undefeated and rolling in the Big 12 Conference this season. Armed with young gun Rocco Becht at quarterback, the Cyclones are spinning in the right direction toward a conference championship game appearance. West Virginia is the next opponent that stands in the way. The Mountaineers have won two in a row, […]

Virginia State will head south to face Oklahoma State in a compelling showdown on Saturday in Oklahoma. We’re live from Boone Pickens Stadium, sharing our college football odds series and making a West Virginia-Oklahoma State prediction and pick. West Virginia defeated Kansas 32-28 last weekend to improve their record to 2-2. Significantly, they overcame a […]

The West Virginia Mountaineers and Kansas Jayhawks try to get back to .500 as they sit at 1-2. Kansas is trying to find its offensive identity, while West Virginia can’t seem to stop whatever offensive attack is thrown at them. It is time to continue our college football odds series with a Kansas-West Virginia prediction […]

Pat Narduzzi’s blunt comments about the officiating in the Pittsburgh Panthers’ win over the West Virginia Mountaineers last Saturday came back to bite him — financially. The ACC has dropped the hammer on Narduzzi for his criticism of the officials in the said football game, with the conference reprimanding him publicly in a statement released […]

The Backyard Brawl returns on Saturday when the West Virginia Mountaineers face the Pitt Panthers. The teams have matched up 106 times in the rivalry’s history, with Pitt winning 62 times. West Virginia took the victory in a defensive affair last season, grabbing a 17-6 win. The Mountaineers enter this game with a 1-1 record, […]

College football is back in full force, and Week 1 was filled with a lot of results that met expectations. Powerhouse programs like the Georgia Bulldogs, Ohio State Buckeyes and Alabama Crimson Tide won handily, while the Oregon Ducks, Colorado Buffaloes and NC State Wolfpack also captured victories in their matchups. Even though many teams […]

Penn State football coach James Franklin wants consistency from his team this season. Franklin is happy with the team’s first step, after the team crushed West Virginia Saturday. “We got to it today,” Franklin said, per ESPN. “But we’ve got to do it week in and week out.” Penn State football built a 20-6 halftime […]

West Virginia football is focused on making some noise in the revamped Big 12 Conference this season, as they begin the 2024 campaign with a difficult matchup against the visiting Penn State Nittany lions on Saturday afternoon. But the program is still making sure to remember one of the university’s most famous alums, Jerry West. […]

The West Virginia football team quietly had a solid season in the Big 12 Conference last season, but fell short of winning the league. Heading into the 2024-2025 season, the Mountaineers have received a generous gift from one of its most famous alumni: sports talk show host Pat McAfee, who played as a punter with […]

The Pat McAfee Show made its way to Morgantown a day before a huge college football clash between West Virginia and Penn State. The Mountaineers finished 9-4 last season and third in the Big 12. With Texas and Oklahoma moving to the SEC and Utah and others joining the Big 12, West Virginia could be […]

Penn State looks to make a run at the playoffs as they start their season visiting West Virginia. It is time to continue our college football odds series with a Penn State-West Virginia prediction and pick. Penn State is coming off its tenth season with James Franklin as the head coach. After winning the Rose […]

Former Los Angeles Rams wide receiver and special teams playmaker Tavon Austin is hanging up his cleats. Austin announced his retirement from the NFL Tuesday, after more than a decade playing in the league. Former Rams WR and West Virginia standout Tavon Austin is retiring from football, he announced on IG. One of the greatest […]

West Virginia football has a rich tradition. The program has won the most games of any college football program in the country, to not win a national championship. The Mountaineers got close a few times, having an undefeated season in 1993 and losing in the national title game to Notre Dame during the 1988 season. […]

Expectations are high for West Virginia football this season. The Mountaineers had their best season under head coach Neal Brown in 2023, winning nine games. The team also throttled North Carolina in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl. While many are not expecting West Virginia to win the Big 12 conference this season, here are a few […]