http://www.yardbarker.com/rss/team/193 Recent articles about the West Virginia Mountaineers en-us By JOHN P. WISEOne Great Season MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- Bill Stewart said this week that fundamentals win most games, especially rivalry games. The West Virginia coach proved to be as accurate with that assessment as, say, a 43-yard field goal as time expired, lifting the Mountaineers to a thrilling 19-16 defeat of visiting Pittsburgh in Friday's Backyard Brawl. Kicker Tyler Bitancourt connected on the game's final play, triggering a midfield celebration that no one layered in blue an... Sat, 28 Nov 2009 02:01:18 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Backyard_Nailbiter_WVU_Beats_Pitt_On_Final_Play/1643548 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Backyard_Nailbiter_WVU_Beats_Pitt_On_Final_Play/1643548 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Backyard_Nailbiter_WVU_Beats_Pitt_On_Final_Play/1643548 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/c/0/c0a5d3112bdc1818cc2709f2f1ad990d0c692cd0/small/GettyImage.ashx_url_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f91356563.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d77BFBA49EF878921CC759DF4EBAC47D0BF726A7C28F8BDD29383135A7EC978C290563A6941B6D0FC.jpg MORGANTOWN, W.Va.(AP) Noel Devine rushed for 134 yards and Tyler Bitancurt kicked four field goals, including a 43-yarder as time expired to lift West Virginia to a 19-16 win over No. 8 Pittsburgh on Friday night. Fri, 27 Nov 2009 23:21:23 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/FG_at_00_helps_W_Virginia_stun_No_8_Pitt_19_16/1642942 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/FG_at_00_helps_W_Virginia_stun_No_8_Pitt_19_16/1642942 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/FG_at_00_helps_W_Virginia_stun_No_8_Pitt_19_16/1642942 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/0/3/036a728342d2c703f649742cef0105efc3a0be94/small/GettyImage.ashx_url_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f91259253.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d77BFBA49EF878921CC759DF4EBAC47D07B16B567061EDEACCF37A8701E4857B523D83D8E93F4DAF0.jpg Noel Devine rushed for 134 yards and Tyler Bitancurt kicked four field goals, including a 43-yarder as time expired to lift West Virginia to a 19-16 win over No. 8 Pittsburgh on Friday night. Fri, 27 Nov 2009 22:41:54 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Bitancurt_kicks_West_Virginia_by_No_9_Pittsburgh/1642774 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Bitancurt_kicks_West_Virginia_by_No_9_Pittsburgh/1642774 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Bitancurt_kicks_West_Virginia_by_No_9_Pittsburgh/1642774 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/e/9/e9653838a78b20044d69c12cb3abbb28e992e19d/small/West_Virginia_v_54aa.jpg Noel Devine rushed for 134 yards and Tyler Bitancurt kicked four field goals, including a 43-yarder as time expired to lift West Virginia to a 19-16 win over No. 8 Pittsburgh on Friday night. Fri, 27 Nov 2009 22:39:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/WVU_boots_No_9_Pitt_on_last_second_field_goal/1642799 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/WVU_boots_No_9_Pitt_on_last_second_field_goal/1642799 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/WVU_boots_No_9_Pitt_on_last_second_field_goal/1642799 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/9/e/9e8eefa71c38e5ef64be9cfe6c02990c6efe4282/small/GettyImageProxy.ashx_requestUrl_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f90976174.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d77BFBA49EF878921CC759DF4EBAC47D0D6D53A4D12EA70E9397C88F3AC413BB9810C02F7EB773DB2.jpg Noel Devine rushed for 134 yards and Tyler Bitancurt kicked four field goals, including a 43-yarder as time expired to lift West Virginia to a 19-16 win over No. 8 Pittsburgh on Friday night. Fri, 27 Nov 2009 22:39:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/No_8_Panthers_lose_on_last_second_kick/1642749 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/No_8_Panthers_lose_on_last_second_kick/1642749 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/No_8_Panthers_lose_on_last_second_kick/1642749 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/d/4/d4485665e9364639847fa826161ae069f804d12e/small/Tostitos_Fiesta_Bowl_5e3b.jpg Game day nostalgia They're hardly the first to notice, but the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette does a fine job today on the ripple effects that, in retrospect, made Pittsburgh's last visit to West Virginia in 2007 one of the rare turning points that helped shape the current national landscape -- if the sad-sack Panthers don't hold the Mountaineers to a season-low nine points as 29-point underdogs in Morgantown in the final hours of the regular season, WVU goes on to the BCS Championship ... Fri, 27 Nov 2009 13:23:17 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/What_a_tangled_web_Pitt_weaved_when_it_flipped_the_script_at_West_Virginia/1640081 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/What_a_tangled_web_Pitt_weaved_when_it_flipped_the_script_at_West_Virginia/1640081 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/What_a_tangled_web_Pitt_weaved_when_it_flipped_the_script_at_West_Virginia/1640081 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/e/1/e111fc6101948476be202920ff0df39313534fda/small/90354925.jpg More photos » by Michael Dwyer - AP Georgia Tech's Jonathan Dwyer scampers for a 43-yard touchdown run against Boston College. Should the Rams consider drafting him to back up Steven Jackson? Browse more photos »   The last full weekend of college football's regular season is upon us, although it's not really just a weekend sport anymore.  Ball State downed Western Michigan on Tuesday... Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:54:08 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/2010_prospect_watch_Nov_27th/1639712 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/2010_prospect_watch_Nov_27th/1639712 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/2010_prospect_watch_Nov_27th/1639712 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/1/6/16f10a746e9b3a2e69ae2c56f3e8f7999a90ce2a/small/West_Virginia_v_5a75.jpg Alabama -10 over Auburn (3 units), 2:30 PM:  We're usually in the position of pulling for a team like Auburn here for BCS-busting purposes.  But as much fun as it always is to see the thing busted, one nice thing about believing in the inevitability of a BCS title contender like we believe in this Tide is that we can suppose we're getting a free point or two just from the busting potential.  This pick has an added bonus of featuring a road team in a rivalry game.  ... Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:08:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Frontrunner_Friday_Football_Picks/1639262 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Frontrunner_Friday_Football_Picks/1639262 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Frontrunner_Friday_Football_Picks/1639262 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/c/f/cf047d0c6e2e822343417029915a62400820b3de/small/Indianapolis_Colts_v_3060.jpg View full size photo » A mini player rotation has swirled through the NFC East during the days leading up to Thanksgiving. Yesterday, it was announced that the Redskins had signed offensive guard Paul Fanaika off of the Eagles practice squad. Today, the Eagles have replaced the 2009 7th round selection with former Cowboys LG Greg Isdaner. The rookie free agent spent the 2009 preseason with Dallas, only to be released during the final r... Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:11:36 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Isdaner_Replaces_Fanaika_on_the_Practice_Squad/1629943 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Isdaner_Replaces_Fanaika_on_the_Practice_Squad/1629943 USF is generally considered to be sans rivals.  Let’s rephrase that.  USF is generally considered to be sans longtime, historical rivals.  That has everything to do with being a young program and even younger member of its conference.  There are a number of budding rivalries.  There was the one with that school from about 90 minutes away – UCF.  There is the team that shellacked the Bulls last weekend – Pittsburgh.  There is that team from near the bottom of... Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:28:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Game_Preview_West_Virginia_Mountaineers_USF_Bulls_1030_1200/1461970 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Game_Preview_West_Virginia_Mountaineers_USF_Bulls_1030_1200/1461970 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Game_Preview_West_Virginia_Mountaineers_USF_Bulls_1030_1200/1461970 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/4/f/4fd5f98a1d1036c8e03012814edefdb570c6aaf8/small/West_Virginia_v_f649.jpg West Virginia defensive tackle Scooter Berry has been arrested for public intoxication and disorderly conduct. Morgantown Municipal Court records show Berry was arrested early Sunday morning after an incident outside a Morgantown bar. He was released on $200 bond and faces a Nov. 11 hearing. The 23-year-old Berry has been slowed by injuries this season. He missed two games with a shoulder sprain, and he also injured an ankle making a tackle against Marshall on Saturday. Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:00:27 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/WVU_DT_Berry_arrested_for_public_intoxication/1404116 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/WVU_DT_Berry_arrested_for_public_intoxication/1404116 Not much credence was given to the offseason drama surrounding the departure of head coach Rich Rodriguez. Having played at the college level for one of the finer coaches at that time, I have personal experience in knowing how a team can be effected when a head coach departs. Tue, 23 Sep 2008 09:18:57 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/IS_RODRIGUEZ_DEPARTURE_HAVING_AN_ADVERSE_EFFECT_ON_WEST_VIRGINIA/337242 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/IS_RODRIGUEZ_DEPARTURE_HAVING_AN_ADVERSE_EFFECT_ON_WEST_VIRGINIA/337242 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/IS_RODRIGUEZ_DEPARTURE_HAVING_AN_ADVERSE_EFFECT_ON_WEST_VIRGINIA/337242 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/5/a/5acca96b13d7a4eded383d5dd10eb9689b27fc25/small/BillStewart.jpg A 12 year-old Connecticut boy threw his name in the ring for the head coaching position at West Virginia. The funny thing is West Virginia fans might think this kid is a comparable option to the guy they hired, Bill Stewart. Sun, 09 Mar 2008 18:30:24 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Better_hire_Bill_Stewart_or_12_year_old_boy/188222 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Better_hire_Bill_Stewart_or_12_year_old_boy/188222 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Better_hire_Bill_Stewart_or_12_year_old_boy/188222 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/7/1/7133e74ec09657d49973e86f400c1865fc5f864b/small/78767667.jpg He's called it his "dream job." Should he be the next Mountaineer coach? Tue, 18 Dec 2007 01:58:55 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Terry_Bowden_looking_to_become_next_West_Virginia_head_coach/47814 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Terry_Bowden_looking_to_become_next_West_Virginia_head_coach/47814 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Terry_Bowden_looking_to_become_next_West_Virginia_head_coach/47814 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/1/7/172ba59e6b56888c28c29d391d2f42c10fe5f726/small/terry_bowden.jpg Morgantown's own Terry Bowden is expressing interest in returning to WVU. Why it's a great move for both parties. Mon, 17 Dec 2007 23:20:38 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/T_Bowden_to_WVU_As_the_Coaching_Carousel_Turns/47671 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/T_Bowden_to_WVU_As_the_Coaching_Carousel_Turns/47671 College Fantasy Bowl takes a look at West VA QB Pat White and details why White should be your #1 target in your fantasy college football league draft come August. Fri, 29 Jun 2007 14:43:01 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Why_Pat_White_is_the_1_pick_in_your_fantasy_college_football_draft/17847 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Why_Pat_White_is_the_1_pick_in_your_fantasy_college_football_draft/17847 Analysis of the West Virgininia 2007 season, the schedule, the dual Heisman hopefuls, and some other stuff. Fri, 15 Jun 2007 13:22:57 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Musings_for_the_Mountaineers/16328 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Musings_for_the_Mountaineers/16328 A fantasy college look at the West Virginia football recruits of 2007 Mon, 16 Apr 2007 14:49:21 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/2007_Football_Recruiting_Roundup_West_Virginia_Mountaineers_Big_East/12385 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/2007_Football_Recruiting_Roundup_West_Virginia_Mountaineers_Big_East/12385