Mountaineers Fall to Sooners

MORGANTOWN (AP) — Kyler Murray threw three touchdown passes and ran for another score and No. 6 Oklahoma scored two defensive TDs as the Sooners beat No. 12 West Virginia 59-56 Friday night to earn a spot in next week’s Big 12 championship game. The Sooners (11-1, 8-1, No. 6 CFP) ...

WVU’s Big 12 Title Game Hopes Are Eliminated

MORGANTOWN — When does a football game resemble a tennis match? When it features two of the most prolific offenses in the country. Case in point occurred at Milan Puskar Stadium when No. 13 West Virginia played host to No. 6 Oklahoma. Tennis, especially on its highest level, is a game ...

It All Comes Down To Sooners, ’Eers

MORGANTOWN — Those in charge of making out the football schedule for the Big 12 Conference did so knowing that No. 6 Oklahoma (10-1 overall, 7-1 Big 12) is almost always in the hunt for the league’s championship. And with all the preseason hype surrounding No. 13 West Virginia (8-2, 6-2), ...

Majority of Big 12 Coaches Are Safe

David Beaty has already been replaced at Kansas as he gets ready to coach his final game with the Jayhawks. Former Texas Tech quarterback Kliff Kingsbury is again on the hot seat as coach of his alma mater. There is even uneasiness around 79-year-old Bill Snyder, who first got to Kansas ...

Big 12 Title Berth On The Line for WVU, OU

MORGANTOWN—For the first time since No. 13 West Virginia (8-2, 6-2 Big 12) entered the Big 12 in 2012 the road to the league’s championship game will go through Morgantown. “I’m sure they (WVU) will be waiting for us,” second-year OU coach Lincoln Riley said. “And, we are ...

Sills and Seniors Look To Leave A Legacy

MORGANTOWN — Senior wide receiver David Sills V has a message he wants every Mountaineers fan to hear. “It’s been quite a journey for me,” he said. “I just want to say thank you to the people of West Virginia. Coming here as a freshman, then leaving for junior college and then ...