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Sunday night's game between West Virginia and Kentucky in the Clemson regional was one for the ages. The Wildcats blew two big leads (6-1 and 12-7), ultimately losing 13-12 thanks to a six-run eighth inning by the Mountaineers.

College Football News / Athlon Sports / May 23

Pat McAfee Show Makes Major Announcement Friday

The Pat McAfee Show, starring the former Indianapolis Colts and West Virginia Mountaineers punter, has become a mainstay on ESPN's midday lineup. McAfee's candid takes on the sports world and bar hangout type of atmosphere has won over sports fans across the country, although McAfee has also become a lightning rod for controversy at times.

West Virginia Mountaineers News / West Virginia Mountaineers on SI / April 10

Pat McAfee Gets Jam-Packed Pittsburgh Crowd to Sing 'Take Me Home, Country Roads'

PPG Paints Arena had roughly a dozen thousand on hand Wednesday night as former West Virginia punter/kicker and Pittsburgh native, Pat McAfee, hosted his first-ever Big Night Aht event where he told stories, shared memories, and brought celebrities on stage.

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College Football News / NCAA Football on ClutchPoints / April 1

West Virginia football’s Rich Rodriguez gets honest on wild transfer portal frenzy

West Virginia football head coach Rich Rodriguez isn’t afraid to share his opinion. After all, Rodriguez shared that he’ll be joining the Pat McAfee Show throughout the 2025 season.

College Basketball News / West Virginia Mountaineers on SI / March 19

Move Over, Bubba! Pat McAfee Calls DeVries 'Public Enemy Number One in West Virginia'

West Virginia fans have been extremely upset and frustrated with coaches leaving the university before, namely Rich Rodriguez, but Darian DeVries bolting for Indiana after one year has a little different feel to it.

West Virginia Mountaineers News / West Virginia Mountaineers on SI / March 17

Pat McAfee Calls 'Bullsh*t' on Tournament Snub: 'West Virginia Got Screwed'

Teams have been snubbed from the NCAA Tournament in the past, but I'm not so sure we've seen as many talking heads on the same page and echoing the same thoughts as they are this year with West Virginia being left out of the field.

College Football News / Athlon Sports / March 16

Pat McAfee’s 5-Word Reaction After West Virginia March Madness Snub

For fans of 68 men's college basketball teams each season, Selection Sunday is one of the most exciting — and sometimes nerve-racking — days of the year.

College Football News / West Virginia Mountaineers on SI / March 6

Rich Rodriguez Explains What it Was Like to Coach Pat McAfee at WVU

Pat McAfee isn't the reason Wren Baker decided to bring Rich Rodriguez back home to be the head football coach at West Virginia, but his support, along with other big donors, certainly held some weight.

College Football News / NCAA Football on ClutchPoints / February 27

West Virginia football coach Rich Rodriguez drops Pat McAfee truth bomb

“The Pat McAfee Show” might have found its next prominent recurring guest. Since reuniting with West Virginia as the head football coach, Rich Rodriguez hinted at a potential partnership with McAfee and the popular ESPN talk show.

College Football News / Athlon Sports / February 12

Pat McAfee Posts Four-Word Message After West Virginia’s Major Coaching Hire

Former West Virginia kicker Pat McAfee appears to be all-in on the Mountaineers' latest coaching hire ahead of the 2025 college football season. The popular

College Football News / West Virginia Mountaineers on SI / February 10

Pat McAfee Stars as a High School Principal in Super Bowl LIX Commercial

Along with the game itself, many viewers of the Super Bowl can't wait to see what funny or perhaps inspiring commercials were made for the big game. Last

College Football News / Mike Farrell Sports / December 23

Can Pat McAfee's Support Backfire on Rich Rodriguez 2.0 at West Virginia?

Sometime prior to the end of the 2024 regular season, if anyone would have come up to me and said the following would happen, Bill Belichick would return to coaching in college football and Rich Rodriguez would return to coach West Virginia, with the latter receiving much more fanfare, I would not have believed you.

College Football News / West Virginia Mountaineers on SI / December 18

Curt Cignetti Gives a Shoutout to Rich Rodriguez, West Virginia on Pat McAfee Show

West Virginia's hire of Rich Rodriguez is making waves in college football, so much so that even other Power Four head coaches are talking about it. Well, alright, this one in particular, Curt Cignetti, the header at Indiana, has a direct tie to Rich Rod, but still, pretty cool stuff.

West Virginia Mountaineers News / West Virginia Mountaineers on SI / December 15

Pat McAfee's 'Public Declaration' to WVU Recruits: 'We've Got Money, We've Got a Path'

Rich Rodriguez's return to West Virginia has much of Mountaineer Nation re-energized and excited. Of course, there's a fragment of the fan base that still

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West Virginia Mountaineers News / West Virginia Mountaineers on SI / December 13

Pat McAfee Reveals His Message to Rich Rod Prior to Interviewing for WVU Job

Rich Rodriguez has mentioned several times already about wanting to "make it right" in regard to his return to West Virginia. He knows it was a nasty breakup 17 years ago and has been anxiously awaiting the opportunity to coach the Mountaineers again, although he knew the chances of that happening were slim to none.

College Football News / The Spun / December 12

Pat McAfee Has 3-Word Reaction To West Virginia Hiring Rich Rodriguez

It's often said that to move into the future, you need to go back into the past. That's exactly what West Virginia is doing with their football program, hiring former head coach Rich Rodriguez to the same position after he left to coach Michigan in 2008.

West Virginia Mountaineers News / West Virginia Mountaineers on SI / December 11

Pat McAfee Speaks on Pacman Jones' Rich Rod Video & WVU's Search Nearing an End

West Virginia fans are beginning to grow impatient as the search for a new head coach is in its eleventh day. Things are starting to materialize and a decision is expected to be made in the coming days, possibly today.

West Virginia Mountaineers News / WV Sports Now / December 11

WVU Football Wraps Interviews in Head Coach Search, Decision Soon

WVU fans don’t have their answer or an announcement yet, but they now do have a timeline. West Virginia’s search for its next head coach will officially conclude this week.

West Virginia Mountaineers News / West Virginia Mountaineers on SI / December 7

Pat McAfee Hints at a Big Turnaround for West Virginia on College GameDay

It's been several years since West Virginia football has been in the national conversation, but with a changing of the guard, the Mountaineers are hoping to return to their winning ways.

Pat McAfee, Desmond Howard Send Well Wishes to Ailing Randy Moss on College GameDay

ESPN's College Gameday television program hit the road on Saturday morning to cover the SEC Championship Game matchup between No. 5 Georgia and No. 2 Texas in Atlanta.

West Virginia Mountaineers News / WV Sports Now / December 4

Pat McAfee on Rich Rodriguez: ‘Rich Rod is Part of the WVU Conversation’

The latest comment from Pat McAfee about WVU’s coaching search teases fans who are hoping for one particular candidate to claim the job. “Rich Rod is a part of the WVU conversation,” proclaimed McAfee during as segment of his show on Wednesday.

West Virginia Mountaineers News / WV Sports Now / December 2

Pat McAfee Eliminates Nick Saban as WVU Head Coach Candidate

Nick Saban is not going to coach the West Virginia Mountaineers. While that may be tough to hear for some WVU fans, that’s the message Pat McAfee delivered during a segment of his show on Monday afternoon.

College Football News / Yardbarker / November 16