Baylor Squeaks By West Virginia

WACO, Texas — Charlie Brewer threw for 277 yards and two touchdowns and John Mayers kicked a go-ahead 36-yard field goal to help No. 12 Baylor win its 10th game in a row, 17-14 over West Virginia on Thursday night. The Bears (8-0, 5-0 Big 12), who two seasons ago won only one game, are the ...

WVU Seeking Upset

MORGANTOWN — Upsets are in vogue in the Big 12. This past Saturday saw Kansas State stun Oklahoma, TCU down Texas and Oklahoma State turn the trick on the road against Iowa State. West Virginia has a chance to totally shake up the Big 12 title chase apple cart when the Mountaineers visit ...

Brown’s Focus on Fixing Mistakes

MORGANTOWN — West Virginia is looking for some type of spark as it tries to avoid falling into last place in the Big 12. A bye week allowed coach Neal Brown to focus on fixing the mistakes and bad habits of a young team without the distraction of preparing for an opponent. Now comes the ...

Growing Pains Not Unexpected for West Virginia

WHEELING — “Tough times don’t last, tough people do.” Be it in life or sports, that is one of my favorite credos. These are definitely tough times for WVU football. The Mountaineers have lost three straight games, the latest coming at Oklahoma where the No. 5-ranked Sooners breezed ...

Oklahoma Pummels WVU

NORMAN, Okla. — After No. 5 Oklahoma downed rival Texas last week, coach Lincoln Riley said a true test for the Sooners would be how they bounced back from that emotional game to face West Virginia as the heavy favorite. Riley was pleased with the results. Jalen Hurts passed for 316 yards ...

Mountaineers Face Monumental Challenge

MORGANTOWN — To say West Virginia has its work cut out for itself Saturday is understating the obvious. The Mountaineers travel to Norman to face 6-0 Oklahoma. The Sooners are rated No. 5 in both major polls and enter the noon start as whopping 33-point favorites. Oklahoma is riding high ...