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Lesley: ‘D’ Must Play Cleaner

Through two weeks, the West Virginia defense has presented a mixed bag. Week 1 brought a season-opening loss to Maryland. The Mountaineers struggled to contain a dual-threat quarterback and a top corps of wide receivers, allowing nearly 500 total yards of total offense en route to a Terrapin ...

Greene Status Is Unknown

MORGANTOWN (AP) — West Virginia coach Neal Brown is making no promises to fans clamoring for more from dual-threat backup quarterback Garrett Greene. Greene had an impressive 2021 debut, giving a needed boost to the Mountaineers’ running game against a Championship Subdivision opponent. ...

Mountaineers Trounce LIU

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Jarret Doege threw three touchdown passes, Winston Wright returned a kickoff for another score and West Virginia beat Long Island 66-0 Saturday night. The Mountaineers (1-1) bounced back from a dull effort last week at Maryland with 555 yards of offense against a ...

WVU Opens Home Slate

The two teams taking the field at Milan Puskar Stadium this Saturday have very little in common. Outside of their identical 0-1 records, one plays in a stadium that can hold 60,000 fans; the other, only one-tenth of that. One team won two games a season ago; the other was named champions of ...

James Focused on Mental Health

By JOHN RABY AP Sports Writer MORGANTOWN — West Virginia wide receiver Sam James used the offseason to focus on his own mental well-being and put a tough stretch in the past. With a reputation for some great moments as well as mistakes, James is looking to return to the form that saw ...

WVU Looking To Fix Mistakes

A week into the season, the West Virginia football team is in a position that it would undoubtedly rather not be in. The Mountaineers dropped Saturday’s season opener to the Maryland Terrapins, 30-24, in a game that appeared much further apart than the scoreboard showed. It marked the ...