WVU Picked Third In Big 12 Preseason Poll

October 30, 2020

IRVING, Texas (AP) — Baylor has been tabbed by Big 12 coaches as the favorite to win the conference title this season, with the Bears returning four starters from a team that likely would have been a No. 1 seed if there had been an NCAA Tournament last spring. In the preseason poll released Thursday, the Bears received seven first-place votes from the coaches, who weren’t able to vote for their own teams. Kansas got the other three first-place votes and was second. The Bears, 26-4 last season, are led by junior guard Jared Butler. The league’s top returning scorer (16 points a ...

Mountaineers Can’t Overcome Mistakes in Loss in Lubbock

October 25, 2020

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Cornerback Zech McPhearson returned a fumble 56 yards for a touchdown with 8:44 left to lift Texas Tech to a 34-27 victory over West Virginia on Saturday night. West Virginia’s Sam James caught a short pass from Jarret Doege but fumbled on a hit from Jacob ...

WVU Brings Nation’s Top Defense to Lubbock

October 23, 2020

MORGANTOWN — After a sluggish start a week ago, West Virginia was able to right the ship and secure a 38-17 victory over Big 12 Conference foe Kansas. The Mountaineers (3-1, 2-1 Big 12) only led 17-10 at halftime before outscoring the Jayhawks (0-4, 0-3) 21-7 in the second half. In the ...

WVU Pulls Away From Jayhawks

October 19, 2020

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Leddie Brown broke open a close game with a long touchdown run in the third quarter and caught one of Jarret Doege’s three touchdown passes to lead West Virginia to a 38-17 victory Saturday over a winless Kansas team that was without coach Les Miles. Before a ...

Fans Set to Return at WVU

October 16, 2020

MORGANTOWN — Four games into the college season, West Virginia will finally welcome thousands of people to a home football game. The Mountaineers (2-1, 1-1 Big 12) are allowing up to 15,000 fans, or 25% of the stadium capacity, when they welcome the Jayhawks (0-3, 0-2). In two ...

Brown’s Double-Overtime Touchdown Lifts Mountaineers Over Baylor

October 4, 2020

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Leddie Brown scored a 3-yard touchdown run in the second overtime after West Virginia’s defense made a stop, and the Mountaineers outlasted Baylor 27-21 on Saturday. West Virginia (2-1, 1-1 Big 12) squeaked out the win in a game where offensive consistency was ...