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The Left Is Best for West Virginia’s McKivitz

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 ...

Two More Gone From WVU Hoops

MORGANTOWN — Two more players have elected to end their basketball career at West Virginia University following the Mountaineers’ 109-91 loss to Coastal Carolina in the second round of the Roman College Basketball Tournament. Redshirt junior Lamont West and sophomore Andrew Gordon have put their names into the transfer portal according to various media outlets, including BlueGoldNews.com. West, who scored 945 points in his time in Morgantown, will enter as a graduate and will be eligible immediately while Gordon will either have to transfer to a D-II or D-III program or elect to ...

St. Clairsville Native, WVU Linebacker Brendan Ferns Calls It A Career

By SETH STASKEY For The Intelligencer MORGANTOWN — Brendan Ferns left St. Clairsville High School as one of the most sought after recruits the Ohio Valley had seen in quite some time. The consensus four-star linebacker, who was chosen to play in the U.S. Army All-American Game, had more ...

WVU Head Coach Neal Brown Has Mixed Reactions

MORGANTOWN — Heading into his second week as head coach at West Virginia University, Neal Brown had a mixture of positives and negatives that he relayed to the media during Tuesday’s press conference. “It was the first day in full pads (Tuesday); I thought our guys responded well,” Brown said. “We did not practice very well, I told you that right after the practice. But after watching the film, I thought our effort was good on Saturday. I think part of it is, as coaches, we probably got a little ahead of ourselves on the install and probably put too much from a schematic ...

Coastal Carolina Downs WVU

MORGANTOWN — The roller coaster ride known as the 2018-19 West Virginia men’s basketball season took another downward spiral Monday night in front of a crowd of 6,775 as Coastal Carolina took advantage of some shoddy defense by the host Mountaineers to pull out a 109-91 victory and advance ...

WVU, Coastal Carolina Meet Tonight in CBI Matchup in Morgantown

MORGANTOWN — The plan is a very simple one: Play more games in order to build team chemistry with an eye toward next year’s basketball season. “That was my thought coming into this (the CBI) thing,” veteran West Virginia coach Bob Huggins explained during Saturday’s teleconference. ...