∫ The game will be televised nationally on ESPN with Dave Fleming providing the play-by-play, Rod Gilimore the analysis and Quint Kessenrich roaming the sidelines. ∫ WVU is 4-9 in bowl games against the current team configuration of the ACC. ∫ The Camping World Bowl marks the second ...
MORGANTOWN — Asked if fans will get one last chance to see a healthy linebacking corps when No. 16 West Virginia takes on No. 20 Syracuse in the Camping World Bowl in Orlando, Fla., veteran defensive coordinator Tony Gibson had a very, very simple answer. “No.” Pressed to explain, ...
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia senior tight end/fullback Trevon Wesco has one wish only for Christmas — win the Camping World Bowl. “I’ve had a chance to play in two bowl games and I’m 0-for-2,” Wesco explained. “So, that’s what I, and the rest of the seniors, want for ...
MORGANTOWN — Wesley Harris scored a career-high 20 points and had eight rebounds to lead West Virginia over Jacksonville State 74-72 on Saturday. Despite a sloppy shooting performance in the first half (13 of 34), the Mountaineers (7-4) got out to as much as a nine-point lead over the ...
MORGANTOWN — For years West Virginia University men’s basketball coach Bob Huggins has used the non-conference portion of the schedule to work on getting his team ready for Big 12 Conference play and to build his players’ confidence. Saturday’s next-to-last non-conference tune-up was a chance to do both as the Mountaineers took on a Jacksonville State team that came into the Coliseum with a 7-4 mark, but little success against D-I programs. One player, former South Charleston High School standout Brandon Knapper, was one of those who came out of Saturday’s 74-72 victory ...
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia football coach Dana Holgorsen took time away from preparing the Camping World Bowl to announce the Mountaineers’ newest crop of recruits Wednesday at the Puskar Center. “I heard something about (Wednesday) being Signing Day,” Holgorsen said with a laugh. “Looks like we got some good recruits. We had two here already.” The latest group of athletes to call Morgantown home for the next several years included a trio of junior college transfers, a transfer from the University of Alabama and 14 high school players looking to prove that they have what ...
