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We are officially in the month of July, which means in just a little over a week, we will learn which West Virginia Mountaineers will be selected in the 2026 MLB First-Year Player Draft.

West Virginia Mountaineers News / West Virginia Mountaineers on SI / July 1

WVU Lands Louisville Starting Pitcher Colton Hartman

Late Tuesday night, Steve Sabins and the West Virginia Mountaineers scooped up another commitment out of the transfer portal, landing former Louisville left-handed starting pitcher Colton Hartman (6'3", 215 lbs).

West Virginia Mountaineers News / West Virginia Mountaineers on SI / June 30

What If the Transfer Portal Existed During Rich Rodriguez's Best Teams?

So often, when West Virginia fans think back to Rich Rodriguez's first stint in Morgantown, memories of that dark night on December 1st in 2007 come to mind.

West Virginia Mountaineers News / West Virginia Mountaineers on SI / June 29

The Five Ex-Mountaineers WVU Will See on the 2026 Schedule

When players depart the West Virginia program, they rarely ever end up somewhere within the Big 12 Conference or on a team that the Mountaineers will eventually face.

West Virginia Mountaineers News / West Virginia Mountaineers on SI / June 29

These Four WVU Freshmen Could Force Their Way Onto the Field

Kevin Brown, Matt Sieg, and Amari Latimer are all guys who are expected to play big roles for the Mountaineers this fall as true freshmen. But those won't be the only youngsters who will see the field.

West Virginia Mountaineers News / West Virginia Mountaineers on SI / June 28

A WVU Baseball Tradition Shows Up Again as Weston Mazey Steals Home

It's been one heck of a spring/summer for West Virginia baseball, and although the season is over for the Mountaineers, several of them are playing in collegiate summer leagues, such as the Northwoods League.

West Virginia Mountaineers News / West Virginia Mountaineers on SI / June 28

QB Mike Hawkins Jr. Names Two WVU Defenders Who Have His Attention

Because there has been so much change to the roster (again), we don't have a great idea as to what this West Virginia football team will look like in 2026, other than it should be better, given the production and experience they brought in.

Pat McAfee News / West Virginia Mountaineers on SI / June 28

Pat McAfee Believes Rich Rodriguez Has “His Guys” Again at WVU

Rich Rodriguez did everything he could to make year one in his return to West Virginia successful. Obviously, things didn’t work out as the Mountaineers went 4-8 and were blown out on several occasions, but that’s what happens when you piece together a team over a handful of months with very little experience.

West Virginia Mountaineers News / West Virginia Mountaineers on SI / June 28

It Took 10 Years, but WVU Women's Basketball Finally Has Another West Virginia Native

For the first time since the 2015-16 season, the West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball roster will feature a West Virginia native. Wheeling product

West Virginia Mountaineers News / West Virginia Mountaineers on SI / June 27

History Made: WVU Has Two First-Team All-Americans in the Same Season

It was a phenomenal year for the West Virginia Mountaineers on the diamond, and even with the season having been over for over a week now, the honors continue to roll in.

West Virginia Mountaineers News / West Virginia Mountaineers on SI / June 27

WVU Hoops Has Five Former Top-100 Recruits on the 2026-27 Roster

Time. That's all West Virginia head coach Ross Hodge needed to be able to construct an NCAA Tournament-caliber roster. Over the last 12 months, he and his staff did a tremendous job evaluating and signing some of the top high school prospects in the country, and topped it off with a strong transfer portal class.

Pat McAfee News / West Virginia Mountaineers on SI / June 27

Riley Green Brings Pat McAfee, Rich Rodriguez on Stage During Pittsburgh Concert

We may be in that "slow" time of the year before the ramp-up of the next college football season, but West Virginia head coach Rich Rodriguez is all over the place, making appearances throughout the month of June.

West Virginia Mountaineers News / West Virginia Mountaineers on SI / June 27

Ex-WVU Flamethrower Chase Meyer Lands at Another Big 12 School

One of the most surprising moves this past West Virginia baseball season was the dismissal of right-handed pitcher Chase Meyer. The preseason All-American reliever was expected to have a huge role for the Mountaineers in 2026, but in early March, head coach Steve Sabins officially announced his departure.