Look, I'm not here to predict that West Virginia will win enough games to get to the NCAA Tournament, nor am I going to tell you that you should feel good about the odds of that happening.
In the 2026 recruiting class, West Virginia landed a pair of teammates from Bella Vista Prep in Scottsdale, Arizona, in guard Miles Sadler and forward Aliou Dioum.
It may take some time, but West Virginia will return to its contending ways soon. Ross Hodge has been praised by many coaches around the league, including some of the best the Big 12 has to offer, such as Kansas' Bill Self and Baylor's Scott Drew.
For the first time this season, the West Virginia Mountaineers have lost at home, falling to Baylor 63-53. Here are a few of my thoughts from this one...
The West Virginia Mountaineers (14-7, 5-3) welcome the Baylor Bears (10-9, 1-7) to the Hope Coliseum Saturday afternoon. Tip-off is set for 4:00 p.m. EST and the action will broadcast on ESPN2.
It's been 2,156 days since the West Virginia Mountaineers won a basketball game against the Baylor Bears. Does that drought finally come to an end today?
Baylor has won seven straight games against West Virginia, including four straight in Morgantown. They may be a team with a poor record, but as long as Scott Drew is the coach in Waco, you can never count them out.
A desperate Baylor Bears team will stroll into Morgantown this evening, looking to put a huge damper on West Virginia's hopes of making the tournament by handing them their first home loss of the season.
Much of West Virginia's 2026 recruiting class is in place, meaning the February signing period should be a relatively quiet one for Rich Rod and Co. Others around the country may be a little more active, which could shuffle the recruiting rankings in the coming weeks, but as of this morning, Craig Haubert ranked WVU's class No.
For the second time in this 2027 recruiting cycle, the West Virginia Mountaineers have lost a commitment. On Thursday, four-star running back Armand Hill (5'10", 185 lbs) of West Mifflin, PA, decommitted from the program, bringing the class back down to zero pledges for the time being.
It hasn't been perfect, but Ross Hodge continues to win. Tuesday night was a perfect example of that as the Mountaineers got out to an extremely slow start and saw a 10-point lead evaporate in the second half against Kansas State, thanks to the Wildcats knocking down some shots and West Virginia going on a seven-minute scoring drought.
In the early to mid-2000s, the West Virginia Mountaineers were among the top teams in college football. They showcased a dynamic offense that many have since attempted to replicate.