It's no secret that the West Virginia Mountaineers are going to be rebuilding the offensive line this offseason through the transfer portal. They need help in and in a big way, specifically on the interior.
West Virginia University defensive coordinator Zach Alley has secured the program’s second commitment out of the NCAA Transfer Portal in as many days, landing UNLV linebacker Isaiah Patterson shortly after defensive lineman Will LeBlanc pledged to the Mountaineers on Saturday.
As expected, West Virginia got blown out in its Big 12 opener against Iowa State, 80-59, dropping the Mountaineers to 9-5 on the season. It's becoming more and more clear that this year is going to be a constant uphill battle, and one that WVU may not be able to fix until the offseason.
A name familiar to some Big 12 fans, Oklahoma quarterback Michael Hawkins Jr., is set for a visit in Morgantown to check out the West Virginia Mountaineers.
A year ago, when West Virginia signed South Alabama cornerback transfer Jordan Scruggs, they thought they'd only have him for one year. Well, with all of this uncertainty surrounding the eligibility of players who spent time in junior college, there's a chance that Scruggs can get one more year.
No. 3 Iowa State took care of business against West Virginia on Friday night in the Big 12 opener, winning by a score of 80-59. The loss drops the Mountaineers to 9-5 on the season, while the Cyclones remain unbeaten at 14-0.
Tonight's Big 12 opener went as expected for West Virginia. The Mountaineers were dominated by No. 3 Iowa State, and being without starting forward Brenen Lorient (undisclosed injury) didn't help the matter.
The West Virginia Mountaineers (9-4) are on the road for their first true road game of the season to open the Big 12 Conference schedule against No. 3 Iowa State (12-0).
West Virginia's coaching staff is busy, busy, busy. They're reaching out to players in the portal and getting visits set up, if there's interest and the schedule allows it.
Nowadays, seeing a player begin and end his career with the same school is becoming increasingly rare. In the past, we'd only follow those who went on to the next level who finished their career at West Virginia, but moving forward, there may be some exceptions to that.
Well, as if things weren't already going to be challenging for West Virginia tonight, it just got even tougher. Late last night, the Big 12 availability report came out, and starting forward Brenen Lorient has been ruled out for the Mountaineers' Big 12 opener against No.
What are the odds of taking down the third-ranked team in the nation? Probably not very good, right? As expected, the computers over at ESPN don't expect West Virginia to pull the stunner against Iowa State on Friday night.
A move that had been talked about for the last few months is set to become official tomorrow morning — West Virginia quarterback Nicco Marchiol will be entering the transfer portal.
West Virginia will be adding a quarterback via the transfer portal sometime this month; it's just a matter of when and who. Leading up to the opening of the portal, and even after, we'll continue to identify potential fits for Rich Rodriguez's system.
Another day, another transfer portal loss for West Virginia. This time, it’s starting defensive lineman Hammond Russell who’s heading out. That’s a big body gone from the middle of the Mountaineers’ defensive front, and it’s not one that’s easily replaced.
West Virginia’s backfield just lost another piece as running back Cyncir Bowers has entered the transfer portal, becoming the third Mountaineer back to do so this offseason, joining Diore Hubbard and Jahiem White.
Here in just a few days, West Virginia's coaching staff will be hitting up the transfer portal heavily, looking to load up on the offensive line. Not only will the Mountaineers look to add some plug-and-play starters at the two guard spots, but they will be looking to add depth pieces as well.
Monday evening, West Virginia University football coach Rich Rodriguez announced the hiring of Rick Trickett as the Mountaineers’ offensive line coach.
Rich Rodriguez pieced together one heck of a recruiting class this cycle, adding well over 40 players during the signing period, pushing 50. The bigger surprise was the flip of four-star athlete Matt Sieg, who picked the Mountaineers over Penn State, Pitt, Virginia Tech, Indiana, and Notre Dame.
Here in just a few days, the West Virginia Mountaineers will finally return to action after another week-long hiatus, and will open the lid on Big 12 Conference play against Iowa State on the road.