WVU Sports

Country Roads Trust Formed to Help WVU Athletes

As name, image and likeness deals continue to redefine the landscape of college athletics and recruiting, there are some taking proactive steps to ensure the competitiveness of their preferred institutions. Inspired by similar ventures cropping up across the country, West Virginia University alumni Ken Kendrick and Oliver Luck announced Wednesday the creation of Country Roads Trust LLC, a company independent of WVU that will help Mountaineer student-athletes find NIL opportunities. “It’s a response from the marketplace,” Luck said on a conference call with reporters Wednesday ...

Baylor Breaks Away to Down WVU

MORGANTOWN — With eight-and-a-half minutes to go, West Virginia University’s men’s basketball team was in the driver’s seat. A Sean McNeil layup was the team’s third straight unanswered basket in pursuit of an upset win over the No. 5 Baylor Bears. In the midst of a 6-0 run, West ...

OSU Visits WVU

If history lends any credence, the WVU Coliseum may be the place to be on Tuesday night. Reeling off a 17-point comeback win over the weekend, the West Virginia men’s basketball team hosts Oklahoma State — a conference foe that has often challenged the Mountaineers on the court. “They’ve been great games,” Mountaineers head coach Bob Huggins said Monday. “It hasn’t been one team dominating the other team, it’s been really good games.” When the Mountaineers and Cowboys hit the floor on Tuesday (9 p.m., ESPNU), another in a series of “really good games” could be ...

Mountaineers Hire Graham Harrell as O-Coordinator

(AP) — West Virginia has hired Graham Harrell as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach to try to bolster a unit that ranked near the bottom of the Big 12 in 2021. The Mountaineers are hoping the addition of Harrell can give them a spark after going 17-18 in coach Neal Brown’s first three seasons. “Since the end of the season, I have spent time reflecting on the program, and take responsibility, knowing we have to be better offensively,” Brown said in a statement. Harrell, 36, spent the past three seasons in the same role at Southern Cal, which hired Lincoln Riley ...

Carman Earns Top WVU Weekly Award

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (January 10, 2022) – After going 3-0 during the round-robin event against Binghamton and No. 10 Virginia Tech on Jan. 9, redshirt sophomore Anthony Carman of the West Virginia University wrestling team has been named the WVU Student-Athletes of the Week, presented by University Apartments. At 184 pounds, Carman produced two pins and a major decision to earn his undefeated mark. The Glen Dale, West Virginia, native fell grabbed a 4-2 advantage with a takedown and eventually tipped Deprez over to secure the pinning combination in 5:26. Carman scored a second pin ...

Minnesota Beats West Virginia in Bowl

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer PHOENIX — Ky Thomas ran for 144 yards and a touchdown, Mar’Kiese Irving added 129 yards rushing and Minnesota shut down West Virginia on defense to win the Guaranteed Rate Bowl 18-6 on Tuesday night. Thomas and Irving became the Gophers’ 1-2 punch ...