WVU Sports

Poor Offensive Showing, Tackling Lead to First Loss for WVU

AMES, Iowa — West Virginia assistant coach/now-coordinator Tony Gibson has long been known for being a man of few words. And, Saturday night was no different following No. 6 WVU’s 30-14 loss to an unranked Iowa State team at Jack Trice Stadium. “We took a butt whipping,” Gibson said simply. “They executed, and we didn’t.” Especially disappointing to Gibson was his unit’s inability to stop ISU’s junior running back David Montgomery, who finished with 189 yards and a touchdown on 29 carries. “I thought we did a poor job of tackling number 32 (Montgomery),” ...

Iowa State Throttles No. 6 West Virginia

AMES, Iowa — It was arguably West Virginia’s biggest test, on the road at night against a plucky Iowa State team with a stifling defense and a dangerous young quarterback. The sixth-ranked Mountaineers failed miserably. Freshman Brock Purdy threw for 254 yards and three TDs and Iowa ...

WVU Can’t Slow ISU’s Run Game

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State junior running back David Montgomery has enjoyed 100-yard rushing games against West Virginia. The two things that had escaped the Cyclones’ leading rusher was scoring a touchdown against the Mountaineers and enjoy a victory. Both changed Saturday night at Jack Trice Stadium as Montgomery not only found the end zone and gained 189 yards on 29 carries, but ISU (3-3, 2-2 Big 12) knocked the No. 6 Mountaineers (5-1, 3-1 Big 12) from the ranks of the unbeaten with a convincing 40-14 win. “It hasn’t sunk in yet,” Montgomery said, who missed ISU’s ...

Establishing the Run ‘Critical’ For West Virginia’s Success

MORGANTOWN — It has become more and more evident as the season has unwound that No. 6 West Virginia’s chances for maintaining its unbeaten record (5-0, 3-0 Big 12) and challenging for a first Big 12 Conference title and a spot in the College Football Playoff rest on its ability to build ...

Protecting Grier Utmost Importance to Holgorsen

MORGANTOWN — After last year’s devastating hand injury while attempting to score against the University of Texas, quarterback Will Grier has been hesitant to run with football. Mountaineers coaches and fans understand why as the team failed to win another game during the 2017 season, ...

Quarterback Questions Face ISU, Campbell

AMES, IOWA — Another weekend and another quarterback query for No. 6 West Virginia (5-0, 3-0 Big 12) as it travels to Ames, Iowa, to take on the Cyclones from Iowa State (2-3, 1-2). “We will be continuously watching for the next 12 hours,” WVU coach Dana Holgorsen said of ISU’s ...