Nester Not Slowed By Hand Injury

Doug Nester hadn’t been in Morgantown very long before he was dealt a bad hand — literally. Going up against senior defensive lineman Dante Stills in practice, the two bashed hands together, resulting in a spiral fracture in Nester’s right hand. It wasn’t enough to completely ...

WVU Tips Off New Season

MORGANTOWN (AP) — West Virginia University’s basketball team will open up the 2021-22 season tonight as it welcomes Oakland to the WVU Coliseum in Morgantown. Tip-off is slated for 7 p.m. The Mountaineers are coming off of a 19-10 record a season ago, while Oakland returns to the ...

Big 12 Could Be Winner Of Latest Shuffle

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Kansas basketball coach Bill Self was so disgusted by the last round of conference realignment — when Missouri and Texas A&M bolted the Big 12 for the SEC — that he vowed never to play the Tigers again. It didn’t matter that the Border War had been one of the ...

Doege, Brown Lead WVU Over No. 22 Iowa State

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Jarret Doege threw three touchdown passes, Leddie Brown ran for two scores and West Virginia upset No. 22 Iowa State 38-31 on Saturday. West Virginia (4-4, 2-3 Big 12) came alive on offense after averaging 20 points in its first four conference games. Iowa State ...

WVU Has Hands Full With Experienced ISU

MORGANTOWN — For the West Virginia University football program, the first win in more than a month came at the right time. Dating back to Sep. 18, last week’s victory over TCU finally put the brakes on the Mountaineers’ three-game skid. But it’s more than just a tick in the win ...

Mountaineers Yet to Defeat Brock Purdy

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia has yet to figure out a way to slow down Iowa State quarterback Brock Purdy. The senior will get the chance to beat the Mountaineers for the fourth straight season Saturday when No. 22 Iowa State (5-2, 3-1 Big 12) plays at West Virginia (3-4, 1-3). ...