WVU Sports

Defense Comes to Play for Mountaineers

MORGANTOWN — No. 12 West Virginia (3-0, 1-0 Big 12) has been looking for more turnovers from its defense after forcing one in wins over the University of Tennessee (40-14) and Youngstown State (52-17). After the first 30 minutes of action in Saturday’s Big 12 opener against Kansas State, Tony Gibson’s unit continue to have that single turnover. But, it’s dramatic stop of the Wildcats on consecutive plays — the last one resulting in a 4-yard loss — at the KSU 43 became the spark which ignited an up-to-that-point lethargic offense. Seven plays after Dylan Tonkery’s tackle ...

No. 12 WVU Opens Big 12 Play Vs. Kansas St.

MORGANTOWN — Quarterback Will Grier and his West Virginia teammates have had the type of beginning they all dreamed of when the finals moments of the 2017 season came to a close at the Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl. A season-opening 40-14 victory over the University of Tennessee at the Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, N.C., was followed by a home opening 52-17 thrashing of Youngstown State. Now, after Hurricane Florence forced the cancellation of last weekend’s game at N.C. State, Grier and the rest of No. 12 ranked West Virginia will get their first taste of Big 12 ...

Mountaineers, Wildcats Open Big 12 Schedule

MORGANTOWN — It was a case of the good, the bad and the ugly a year ago when No. 12 West Virginia (2-0) held on for a 28-23 victory over Kansas State (2-1) at Bill Snyder Family Stadium. The defense limited the host Wildcats to a 39-yard Matthew McCrane field goal in the fourth quarter ...

Stopping QB Run Game Key for West Virginia

MORGANTOWN —Even the least knowledgeable football fan knows that to stop Kansas State, you have to be able to stop the quarterback run. “Well, they block,” West Virginia coach Dana Holgorsen said when asked how team’s stop KSU’s quarterback run. “That’s the most important ...

WVU Will Look to Make It Three Straight Vs. Kansas State

MANHATTAN, Kansas — Veteran Kansas State coach Bill Snyder won’t talk comparisons when his unranked (2-1) Wildcats invade Milan Puskar Stadium for a 3:30 p.m. showdown with No. 12 West Virginia (2-0). “I think West Virginia does a wonderful job doing what they do, and we need to do a better job of doing what we do,” Snyder said during Monday’s Big 12 Teleconference. “Everything I see in their offense, I see in our offense.” A fact which stands out when one looks at last year’s clash at Bill Snyder Family Stadium. Playing in front of 51,233 fans, Snyder’s team rushed ...

WVU Players Move On to K-State

MORGANTOWN — It was the players’ turn to take on questions from the media following head coach Dana Holgorsen and coordinators Tony Gibson and Jake Spavital. Unsurprisingly, their answers were very much like the men who coach them day to day. “I actually just found out about five minutes ago,” redshirt senior safety Dravon Askew-Henry said. “This sucks, I was ready to play. I come in every day prepared the same way, and I was looking forward to playing. But we have to move on to the next one now.” And, the next one finds the Mountaineers beginning Big 12 play when ...