WEST VIRGINIA RUMORS
Happiness In Play
West Virginia linebacker Isaiah Bruce beams when discussing the Mountaineer defense this spring, and his joy is fueled by several aspects of coordinator Tony Gibson's tactics.
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West Virginia Football: 5 Biggest Questions Heading Into 2014
The West Virginia Mountaineers looking to recover from a difficult 4-8 season that ended with inexplicable losses to Kansas and Iowa State. It was too be expected that there would be some difficulty in the transition to the Big 12. However, with fan interest waning the pressure is on head coach Dana Holgorsen to start producing once again as he was the guy athletic director Oliver...
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Bowlsby: TCU, West Virginia have had moments in difficult transition
ARLINGTON, Texas -- TCU won the Rose Bowl to close its 2010 season. West Virginia capped its 2011 campaign with an Orange Bowl rout and landed in the preseason top 10 for its inaugural Big 12 season.
Two years later, the Frogs and Mountaineers are picking up the pieces of twin 4-8 seasons. TCU was locked out of the postseason for the first time since 2004. WVU hadn't been left...
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West Virginia scoring guard Eron Harris transferring
After a breakout sophomore season, West Virginia guard Eron Harris has decided to transfer.
“I have enjoyed my time at West Virginia University the past two years, but I want to transfer closer to home,” Harris said in a statement. “I want to be closer to my family, especially being around my little brother.”
Harris, a 6-foot-3 guard from Indianapolis, averaged 17.2 points...
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27 days ago
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Shell quietly runs new objective at West Virginia
It has been 11 months since Rushel Shell left Pitt's spring camp and seven months since he transferred across the Backyard Brawl battlefront to West Virginia, but Shell has yet to speak publicly on either event.
That's unlikely to change soon, as West Virginia has kept this redshirt sophomore running back quiet at spring practices. But if early returns from the coaching...
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March 07, 2014
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West Virginia Mountaineers 2014 Spring Football Preview
West Virginia’s entrance to the Big 12 hasn’t gone according to plan. The Mountaineers started 5-0 in 2012 and seemed to have all of the...
Via Athlon Sports
March 03, 2014
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West Virginia showing the Huggins’ mantra in climbing the Big 12
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People who know Bob Huggins knew that when the West Virginia Mountaineers bottomed out at 13-19 a year ago, immense changes would be in order in Morgantown. Five players hit the road and Huggins recruited players with more of the type of work ethic he prefers. Those that played through injuries, those that could weather the...
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February 16, 2014
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Reporter falls into river in West Virginia where chemical spill took place
WCHS reporter Bob Aaron is probably still washing himself off in the shower. Aaron fell into the Fields Creek in West Virginia. No big deal you say? The creek has been blackened due to a 100,000 gallon leak of coal slurry.
Good thing the ABC affiliate can laugh about it, in the description of the video they included the statement:
Bob is OK and says he can even laugh about it now...
Via College Football Section
February 14, 2014
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West Virginia closes strong on signing day
When West Virginia receivers coach Lonnie Galloway was hired a year ago, he immediately was dispatched to Baltimore to meet Dunbar High School quarterback William Crest, one of the top dual-threat quarterback recruits in the 2014 recruiting class.
Crest already was close with former Mountaineers receiver Tavon Austin, a Dunbar alumnus, and quarterback Geno Smith, but the bond with...
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February 06, 2014
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Is It Time For WVU to Part Ways with Holgorsen?
If you have ever heard Tony Caridi call a West Virginia game, you’ve probably heard him say, “It’s a great day to be a Mountaineer.”
On Saturday, Caridi should have said, “It’s an embarrassing day to be a Mountaineer.”
WVU football, once the pride of the Big East and a tough opponent in BCS Bowl games, went to Lawrence, Kan., and allowed the Jayhawks to snap...
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November 16, 2013
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West Virginia Running Back Andrew Buie is Leaving the Team
A story that began as a curious exclusion from the depth chart for the West Virginia Mountaineers has now taken an unexpected turn. Last season's leading rusher, Andrew Buie, is leaving the team after all.
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There has been no official word yet from the team or Buie, but the school's registrar has confirmed this much--Buie has withdrawn from the...
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August 29, 2013
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BACKYARD BRAWLING
Pitt RB transfers to rival
Pittsburgh is losing a top running back, and they're losing him to a rival school. Learn more about the player and move in question.
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July 26, 2013
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ROOKIE MISTAKE
West Virginia DL arrested for robbery
West Virginia defensive lineman Korey Harris was reportedly arrested for a home invasion. You'll never believe how he got caught.
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July 21, 2013
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West Virginia baseball pitches in to aid Oklahoma tornado relief
OKLAHOMA CITY Brady Wilson and his West Virginia teammates have been in Oklahoma so long it only makes sense that they started acting like the locals.
This is Oklahoma where disaster seems to happen, not as often as the sweeping winds come through, but often enough that people who are from here, live here and know the area, react accordingly.
So it only made sense Wilson and his...
Via Fox Sports Southwest
May 23, 2013
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West Virginia Mountaineers unveil slick new football uniforms
On Saturday the West Virginia Mountaineers and Nike unveiled their new football uniforms. They have three helmets, three jerseys and three pants, which will allow them to make 27 different combinations. The Mountaineers will have a traditional all-blue set, then the solid all-gold set with their brand new matte gold helmet. And finally their slick new white uniforms and awesome...
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April 20, 2013
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