MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia has yet to figure out a way to slow down Iowa State quarterback Brock Purdy. The senior will get the chance to beat the Mountaineers for the fourth straight season Saturday when No. 22 Iowa State (5-2, 3-1 Big 12) plays at West Virginia (3-4, 1-3). ...
MORGANTOWN — When the West Virginia University football team boarded the plane back to Morgantown following Saturday’s win over TCU, a sense of jubilation wafted through the aircraft. Guys were smiling. It was hard to find somebody not in a good mood, according to defensive back Charles ...
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia’s Bob Huggins enters his 40th season as a head coach with 900 career wins and a new two-year contract extension. This season figures to be a challenge after five of the Mountaineers’ top eight scorers departed and it takes time for seven newcomers ...
MORGANTOWN — Oftentimes, a bye week is a blessing. It’s time to recover. Time to get right, mentally and physically. For West Virginia, it also allowed extra time to prepare for the high-powered TCU offense the Mountaineers will face on Saturday (7:30 p.m., ESPNU). Among those leading ...
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — TCU’s often-stingy defense is in an unfamiliar place among the triple-digit crowd in the NCAA rankings, with two losses when scoring in the 30s after years of coach Gary Patterson preaching the Horned Frogs only needed one more point than the other team. West ...
MORGANTOWN — Zach Frazier sits before a gaggle of media members, taking questions. The West Virginia University football team’s starting center is soft spoken, and his answers are brief. The 6-foot-3, 300-pounder hears the questions, but a much more reserved version of Frazier responds. That is only one side of Zach Frazier. The other, according to coaches, is the side that is the team’s vocal leader on the offensive line. “As quiet and reserved as he is as a person,” co-offensive coordinator Gerad Parker said, “he has taken great steps in leading vocally when he feels ...
