WHEELING — Newly hired West Virginia University football coach Neal Brown walked into River City’s banquet hall on Monday evening to the loudest applause of the night. As the WVU Coaches Caravan made its first stop this year in Wheeling, Brown was joined by the school’s rifle coach Jon ...
MORGANTOWN — Colton McKivitz is one of the most veteran players on the West Virginia football roster. The fifth-year senior has already made 35 career starts along the Mountaineers offensive line. Despite that type of on-field experience, McKivitz said spring football, which concluded ...
MORGANTOWN — Austin Kendall led the Gold team to a pair of touchdowns and a field goal during Saturday’s Gold-Blue Spring Game played inside Milan Puskar Stadium. The official statistics crew credited the Oklahoma transfer with five completions in eight attempts for 109 yards, one going for a 60-yard touchdown to T.J. Simmons in the first quarter during this afternoon’s 96-play, split-squad scrimmage. Kendall also had a 39-yard hookup to sophomore Sam James down the near sideline that resulted in Casey Legg’s 24-yard field goal, and the junior finished another Gold touchdown ...
MORGANTOWN — Veteran defensive coordinator Vic Koenning may not be ready to tip his hand on what his first Mountaineer defense will look like when it takes to the artificial surface at Milan Puskar Stadium to take on James Madison. But the first-year assistant at West Virginia could end up having that decision made for him. “There’s a lot more linebackers here and not as many (defensive) linemen,” Koenning said. “We are trying to use the guys on our team with what best suits them. There are a whole lot of guys that are from 225 to 235, and there’s not enough defensive ...
MORGANTOWN — When senior-to-be Colton McKivitz elected to return to West Virginia University for his final season of eligibility the Jacobsburg, Ohio native knew there would be some changes. Dana Holgorsen and his staff were gone, and the Union Local High School product had to deal with Troy University head coach Neal Brown and his offensive line coach Matt Moore. The first change was an expected one, however. ìItís not odd,î McKivitz explained when asked about his move from right tackle to left tackle. ìItís just re-learning that what you had, and now, itís getting the ...
