It’s been a busy week for the West Virginia coaching staff. Not only are they preparing their team for the upcoming Discover Orange Bowl matchup with Clemson, but they have also been hitting the recruiting trail. In the past week, they received three verbal commitments from defensive backs that all hail from the state of Florida. Sean Walters, Kimlon “KJ” Dillon, and Karl Joseph all decided to end their recruitment and commit to WVU. Sean Walters is a 6’2, 200 pound safety/linebacker from...
I’m sure by now most of you have heard the news that head coach Todd Graham is leaving Pitt and taking the job at Arizona State. At this point, I’m struggling to decide what is more funny about this situation. Is it the fact that Todd Graham went on and on about being a “Pitt man” with character and class, or is it because Pitt is now looking to hire their fourth coach in less than a year. All I know for sure is...
Head coaches Dana Holgorsen and Dabo Swinney met with the media at the Seminole Hard Rock Casino and Hotel during their Orange Bowl site visit last week. Both coaches took part in a Q&A session with members of the media. They discussed their seasons and the roads their teams took to get to the Orange Bowl, and the upcoming matchup in the bowl game. Also included is a one-on-one interview with Dana Holgorsen during the Kickoff Party at the Seminole Hard Rock Casino and...
On Monday afternoon, the Big East announced that West Virginia senior guard Truck Bryant has been named the Big East Player of the Week. The senior leader scored 24 points in a thrilling double overtime win over Kansas State in Wichita on Thursday night, and then followed that up with a career-high 27 point performance against Miami (FL) at home on Saturday. Both games were huge early-season games for a young Mountaineer team. So far this season, Bryant is WVU’s second leading scorer, averaging...
You know how Bob Huggins always says that you don’t have to lose a game for it to be a learning experience? Well, this is what he was talking about. The Mountaineers overcame a lot of adversity during their time in Wichita. Delayed flights, late arrivals, foul trouble, youth, poor free throw shooting, hostile crowd, etc. You name it, and they overcame it. In the end, this young team comes out of this game a little wiser and a whole lot tougher, but more importantly they come out...
Here are some random photos of the basketball practice facility that is still under construction. It should be finished in the near future, and it is looking pretty impressive. Head coach Bob Huggins says it will be the nicest practice facility in the country until someone else builds a newer one. Check out some of the photos of the court, the locker rooms, hallways, and art work on the walls. For those of you that have been asking about the Lion King images on...
Everybody remembers when Bob Huggins made his return to Cincinnati in 2008. It was an emotional experience for Huggs, for his players (both past and current), and for the fans that showed him so much love for 16 long years. Thursday night will mark another reunion for the future Hall of Famer as he leads his Mountaineers into a matchup against his former team, the Kansas State Wildcats. Huggins was only at K-State for one year, but in that short time he brought life...
West Virginia Mountaineers inside receiver and kick/punt return man Tavon Austin was named a first team All-American all-purpose special teams player by cbssports.com on Wednesday. He is the only player from the Big East to be named to either the first or second teams. Austin returned two kickoffs for touchdowns this season and gained nearly 1,100 overall return yards. He piled up 821 yards on 31 kick returns (almost 27 yards per return). Austin will look to showcase his return skills on January...
Head coaches Dana Holgorsen and Dabo Swinney took part in a media conference call shortly after the announcement was made that West Virginia would play Clemson in the Orange Bowl. Check out what each coach has to say about the upcoming matchup and how they plan to prepare for the bowl.
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