AUSTIN, Texas — The last time West Virginia quarterback Will Grier ran for the corner of the end zone against Texas, a dive resulted in a gnarly broken finger that ended his season. He stayed upright this time, untouched as he scrambled for a 2-point conversion that gave No. 12 West ...
AUSTIN, Texas – A year ago, West Virginia quarterback Will Grier saw his season come to an end when he suffered a broken finger on his throwing hand in WVU’s 28-14 loss to Texas in Morgantown. Fast forward to last night’s rematch featuring a No. 13 (CFP) West Virginia squad (7-1, 5-1 Big 12) in need of a victory over a No. 17 ranked Texas team (6-3, 4-2 Big 12) looking to keep its hopes alive for a berth in the Big 12 championship game. As expected, the game was a back and forth affair with the Longhorns grabbing a 41-34 on a Sam Ehlinger 48-yard scoring toss to Devin Duvernay ...
MORGANTOWN — Ask redshirt senior tight end Trevon Wesco the secret to his playing time and the former Musselman High School standout will answer it without a second’s thought. “Oh, my blocking, of course,” Wesco said during Tuesday’s presser. “My blocking is what is getting me ...
AUSTIN, Texas — No. 13 West Virginia (6-1, 4-1 Big 12) and No. 17 Texas (6-2, 4-1 Big 12) have had some memorable contests during their seven-game series as Big 12 members. However, none of them have held more importance than meeting No. 8 at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday. The game will be ...
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia football coach Dana Holgorsen was ready to talk Tuesday about his No. 13 (CFP) Mountaineers (6-1, 4-1 Big 12) showdown with No. 17 Texas (6-2, 4-1 Big 12) at Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium Saturday afternoon at 3:30 p.m. “Okay, here we go,” ...
MORGANTOWN — Veteran West Virginia University women’s basketball coach Mike Carey knew he had a roster of players that could score any time from any place on the court. But could the Mountaineers defend? Second-year coach Kyle Cooper and his Division-II women’s team from West Liberty University were be the first to test Carey’s Mountaineers when the teams met during the annual Haunted Hoops exhibition Tuesday night at the WVU Coliseum. WVU pulled away for an 88-53 victory. The first 20 minutes of action proved Carey’s assessment to be spot on as the Mountaineers had eight ...
