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COLUMN: WVU quarterback Michael Hawkins deserves more national recognition

MORGANTOWN — The Big 12 released its weekly awards for football this week, and a lot of West Virginia fans are scratching their heads. Two quarterbacks were listed, and neither of them was Mountaineers quarterback Michael Hawkins Jr. Hawkins led WVU to a comeback win over Cincinnati, where ...

WVU football’s defense has favorable matchup facing TCU’s poor offense

MORGANTOWN — West Virginia football’s defense has been put through a gauntlet to start Big 12 play. The Mountaineers opened conference play against Oklahoma State and quarterback Drew Mestemaker, who is projected to be the first passer taken off the board in the NFL Draft. A few weeks ...

WVU football working to sign more players to multi-year deals in coming weeks

MORGANTOWN — There have been a couple of times in the past couple of weeks when Rich Rodriguez mentioned West Virginia’s open date or bye week, which comes after the Mountaineers head to TCU. WVU will have played eight straight games and needs a break. The bye will be time to focus on ...

WVU football defense not giving up, searching for identity

MORGANTOWN — West Virginia football’s defense has been bad to start Big 12 play. No better way of saying it. The Mountaineers' defense has allowed 40-plus points and over 400-plus yards of offense in four straight games. Last weekend against Cincinnati, defensive coordinator Zac ...