WVU Sports

WVU Has New Faces At Wideout

MORGANTOWN — When this spring’s ‘Ever Lasting Winter’ forced West Virginia football coach Dana Holgorsen to cancel the annual Gold-Blue Scrimmage, It not only denied thousands of fans an opportunity to see their favorite players, but also a number of new faces that are expected to make in impact when the Mountaineers open the season against the SEC’s University of Tennessee on Saturday, Sept. 1 in Charlotte. N.C. Several of those are expected to improve a passing attack which lost senior Ka’Raun White to graduation, but returns seniors-to-be Gary Jennings Jr. and David Sills ...

West Virginia Offensive Line Wants to Add More Weight

MORGANTOWN — No one wants to be the victim of bullying. But, that’s how sophomore offensive lineman Josh Sills felt following the final three contests of West Virginia’s 7-6 campaign. “Yea, it kinda sucked,” Sills explained during spring drills. “Texas really pushed us around in our last home game and Utah did the same thing to us in our bowl game. “For an offensive line, that’s the one thing you don’t want to have happen. We have a lot of pride as a group and those games were a huge bruise to our egos so we have been working extra hard this spring to make sure ...

Brendan Ferns Tears ACL Again

MORGANTOWN — Weather wasn’t the only bad news coming out of West Virginia University after its annual Gold-Blue Scrimmage was canceled because of expected snow fall of anywhere from five to eight inches. Rumors had floated around campus all week that St. Clairsville native Brendan Ferns had suffered yet another torn ACL — the same one that he had surgically repaired but kept him out of the 2016 season. If true, and surgery is necessary, the redshirt sophomore probably will keep him off the artificial surface at Milan Puskar Stadium for yet another season. “(Ferns) can play ...

WVU Cancels Spring Game Because of Weather

MORGANTOWN — Ask any coach and they will tell you that there are two things that are out of their control — injuries and the weather. Veteran West Virginia University football coach Dana Holgorsen discovered the latter Thursday when officials informed him that Mother Nature was not going to allow his Mountaineers to play their annual Gold/Blue Scrimmage, slated to kickoff at 1 p.m. on Saturday at Milan Puskar Stadium. “Fan and player safety have to take priority,” Director of Athletics Shane Lyons said. “When you have snow predicted for much of the state on Saturday, we ...

New Weapons Highlight West Virginia Offense

MORGANTOWN – So, exactly what can fans of West Virginia University expect to witness when they attend Saturday’s Gold/Blue Scrimmage? “We are getting there,” second year offensive coordinator Jake Spavital explained. “The thing about spring is that it just goes back to the basics, fundamentals and techniques. It also is time to do some experimentation with certain things like personnel packages and stuff. We are getting more of these tight end bodies, so it’s been fun messing around with this stuff. I think where we are at is right on track. After this week, we are going to ...

Another Loss For WVU ‘D’

MORGANTOWN — With the Gold/Blue Scrimmage a week away, West Virginia head coach Dana Holgorsen and defensive coordinator Tony Gibson received yet some more bad news. ESPN freshman All-American Lamonte McDougle has elected to transfer. McDougle, who recorded 23 tackles and two sacks in ...