West Virginia tries to bounce back from lopsided loss, hosts Cincinnati in home finaleVideo
Cincinnati (3-7, 1-6 Big 12) at West Virginia (6-4, 4-3), Saturday, 2:30 p.m. (ESPN+) Line: West Virginia by 6 1/2, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. Series record: West Virginia leads 16-3-1. WHAT’S AT STAKE? The former Big East rivals meet for the first time since 2011. West Virginia joined the Big...
Quinn Slazinski, Kobe Johnson lead West Virginia over Jacksonville State
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Quinn Slazinski and Kobe Johnson scored 19 points apiece to lead West Virginia to a 70-57 victory over Jacksonville State on Tuesday night. Slazinski sank 6 of 10 shots from the floor with three 3-pointers for the Mountaineers (2-1), adding seven rebounds and three assists. Johnson made...
Dillon Gabriel’s school-record 8 TDs lead Oklahoma past West Virginia, 59-20Video
NORMAN, Okla. — At a school famous for elite quarterback play, Dillon Gabriel put on a show that surpassed all the greats. He accounted for a school-record eight touchdowns to help No. 17 Oklahoma roll past West Virginia, 59-20, on Saturday night. Gabriel passed for 423 yards and five touchdowns...
Monmouth beats West Virginia, 73-65, behind Xander Rice’s career-high 30 pointsVideo
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Xander Rice scored 20 of his 30 points in the second half, Jack Collins had 17 points and a career-high 10 rebounds for his first double-double and Monmouth beat West Virginia, 73-65, on Friday night. Collins made Monmouth’s final field goal with 2 minutes, 58 seconds remaining...
West Virginia visits No. 17 Oklahoma in Big 12 showdown
NORMAN, Okla. — Oklahoma believes it still has plenty to play for, despite dropping out of first place in the Big 12 and likely falling out of the race for a College Football Playoff berth. The 17th-ranked Sooners won their first seven games before close losses to Kansas and Oklahoma...
West Virginia’s Neal Brown, Oklahoma State’s Mike Gundy off hot seat as teams surge in Big 12Video
STILLWATER, Okla. — Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy and West Virginia coach Neal Brown have slipped off the hot seat and are arguably more likely to be considered Big 12 Coach of the Year contenders. Gundy was under scrutiny after the Cowboys lost back-to-back games to South Alabama and Iowa...
West Virginia puts tumultuous offseason behind, beats Missouri State in opener
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Quinn Slazinski scored 18 points, Jesse Edwards had 13 points and 13 rebounds and West Virginia overcame a rough start to beat Missouri State, 67-59, in their season opener Monday night. Seth Wilson scored all 11 of his points in the second half for West Virginia. The...
Jahiem White, CJ Donaldson lead West Virginia over BYU
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Freshman Jahiem White rushed for a season-high 146 yards, CJ Donaldson ran for 102 and two short touchdowns and West Virginia used a dominant ground attack to become bowl eligible with a 37-7 victory over BYU on Saturday night. Garrett Greene threw two touchdown passes for the...
After Huggins’ exit, interim coach Josh Eilert up for challenge with rebuilt lineup at West Virginia
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia had an offseason that no one hoped for. Hall of Fame coach Bob Huggins is gone following a June drunken-driving arrest. Assistant Josh Eilert was named interim coach and worked feverishly to keep his roster from imploding because players had an emergency 30-day window to...
Kedon Slovis faces West Virginia again, this time with BYU
BYU (5-3, 2-3 Big 12) at West Virginia (5-3, 3-2) 7 p.m. Saturday, Fox Line: West Virginia by 10 1/2, according to FanDuel SportsBook. Series record: West Virginia leads 1-0. WHAT’S AT STAKE? One team will become bowl eligible. BYU is looking for a strong November to avoid its worst...
Big 12 releases 4 years of football opponents for 16-team conference, with annual BYU-Utah gameVideo
The Big 12 on Wednesday released four years of football opponents for its newly expanded 16-team conference, including a yearly BYU-Utah game and an emphasis on other in-state rivalries. The Big 12 adds Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado and Utah from the Pac-12 in 2024 while saying goodbye to Oklahoma and...
West Virginia’s Kerr Kriisa suspended 9 games for receiving impermissible benefits at ArizonaVideo
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia guard Kerr Kriisa was suspended nine games for receiving impermissible benefits. West Virginia announced the suspension Tuesday. West Virginia’s athletic department said in a statement that it learned in late August that Kriisa admitted to receiving the benefits while enrolled at Arizona. Kriisa arrived at...
West Virginia forward Akok Akok released from hospital after collapsing on court during exhibition
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia forward Akok Akok has been released from a hospital where he was taken after collapsing on the court during an exhibition game. “Akok is recovering at his home in Morgantown,” West Virginia interim coach Josh Eilert said in a statement Sunday. “He will continue to...
West Virginia grounds UCF down to score 41-28 Big 12 road winVideo
ORLANDO, Fla. — Garrett Green ran for three touchdowns, West Virginia’s defense forced four turnovers, including two interceptions from cornerback Beanie Bishop Jr., to slow down the high-powered UCF offense and the Mountaineers beat the Knights, 41-28, on Saturday. UCF quarterback John Rhys Plumlee threw three picks, bringing his season...
West Virginia forward Akok Akok hospitalized, stable after collapsing on court during exhibition
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia forward Akok Akok was hospitalized in stable condition after collapsing on the court during an exhibition game on Friday night. Akok suffered a medical emergency early in the second half of the game with George Mason, West Virginia’s athletic department said in a statement. Medical...
UCF, West Virginia seek bounce-back win at The Bounce House
West Virginia (4-3, 2-2 Big 12) at UCF (3-4, 0-4 Big 12), noon (FS1) Line: UCF by 7, according to FanDuel SportsBook Series record: West Virginia leads 2-0 WHAT’S AT STAKE? UCF has not had the introduction to the Big 12 the team hoped. Nearly midway through their inaugural season...
Ollie Gordon romps as Oklahoma State outlasts West Virginia
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Ollie Gordon II rushed for a career-high 282 yards and scored four touchdowns to lead Oklahoma State to a 48-34 victory over West Virginia on Saturday night. Alan Bowman threw two scoring passes for the Cowboys (5-2, 3-1 Big 12), who earned their third straight win and...
Oklahoma State RB Ollie Gordon goes for his 4th straight 100-yard rushing game at West VirginiaVideo
Oklahoma State (4-2, 2-1 Big 12) at West Virginia (4-2, 2-1 Big 12), 3:30 p.m. Saturday (ESPN) Line: West Virginia by 3½, according to FanDuel SportsBook. Series record: Oklahoma State leads 9-5. What’s at stake? Oklahoma State is going after its third straight victory. West Virginia saw its four-game winning...
To cap wild final minute, Houston beats West Virginia on Hail MaryVideo
HOUSTON — Donovan Smith threw a 49-yard touchdown pass that was caught by Stephon Johnson as time expired to give Houston a thrilling 41-39 win over West Virginia on Thursday night. Smith finished 21 of 27 for 253 yards and four touchdowns. He threw a Hail Mary from midfield, the...
Houston’s Dana Holgorsen takes on former school when the Cougars host surging West Virginia
West Virginia (4-1, 2-0 Big 12) at Houston (2-3, 0-2), Thursday, 7 p.m. ET (FS1) Line: West Virginia by 2 1/2, according to FanDuel SportsBook. Series record: First meeting. WHAT’S AT STAKE? Houston coach Dana Holgorsen faces his former team for the first time as the two schools meet in...
2 West Virginia football players carted off field are set to return to campusVideo
Injured linebacker Trey Lathan and safety Aubrey Burks are set to return to West Virginia’s campus after they were carted off the field and taken to a hospital during a 24-21 win at TCU over the weekend, coach Neal Brown said Monday. Lathan underwent surgery on a lower leg injury...
West Virginia stages 2nd-half rally, ends TCU’s Big 12 win streak
FORT WORTH, Texas — West Virginia defensive lineman Sean Martin was among the players forced off the field on a tough night for injuries for the Mountaineers. He was back out there at the end. Martin and Mike Lockhart blocked field goals in the final five minutes after Michael Hayes...
TCU takes 10-game Big 12 regular-season winning streak into visit from West VirginiaVideo
West Virginia (3-1, 1-0 Big 12) at TCU (3-1, 1-0), Saturday, 8 p.m. (ESPN2) Line: TCU by 13 1/2, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. Series record: West Virginia leads 7-5. WHAT’S AT STAKE? TCU hasn’t lost a Big 12 regular-season game under coach Sonny Dykes, who is in his second season....
Before renewal of basketball Backyard Brawl, West Virginia will open season against Missouri State
West Virginia men’s basketball, under the direction of interim coach Josh Eilert, will open the regular season Nov. 6 against Missouri State at the WVU Coliseum. The game will be one of nine regular-season nonconference games at home, including the Big East-Big 12 Battle against St. John’s on Dec. 1,...
Nicco Marchiol throws TD in 1st start; West Virginia holds off Texas Tech
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Nicco Marchiol threw a touchdown pass in his first start, CJ Donaldson added a short TD run and West Virginia held off Texas Tech, 20-13, in their Big 12 opener Saturday. Texas Tech backup quarterback Behren Morton came on for the injured Tyler Shough in the first...
