MORGANTOWN — Believe or not, but not all turnovers are bad. Just ask West Virginia football coach Dana Holgorsen. “We were moving the ball,” Holgorsen said following the No. 12 Mountaineers’ 35-6 victory over Kansas State in the Big 12 opener for both. “What did we have, four ...
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia coach Dana Holgorsen isn’t worried about quarterback Will Grier being overwhelmed by the attention and pressure that comes with being a Heisman Trophy candidate. Grier has thrown far too many passes. Played in far too many games. Diagnosed far too many defenses to ...
MORGANTOWN — No. 12 West Virginia (3-0, 1-0 Big 12) has been looking for more turnovers from its defense after forcing one in wins over the University of Tennessee (40-14) and Youngstown State (52-17). After the first 30 minutes of action in Saturday’s Big 12 opener against Kansas State, ...
MORGANTOWN — Quarterback Will Grier and his West Virginia teammates have had the type of beginning they all dreamed of when the finals moments of the 2017 season came to a close at the Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl. A season-opening 40-14 victory over the University of Tennessee at the ...
MORGANTOWN — It was a case of the good, the bad and the ugly a year ago when No. 12 West Virginia (2-0) held on for a 28-23 victory over Kansas State (2-1) at Bill Snyder Family Stadium. The defense limited the host Wildcats to a 39-yard Matthew McCrane field goal in the fourth quarter ...
MORGANTOWN —Even the least knowledgeable football fan knows that to stop Kansas State, you have to be able to stop the quarterback run. “Well, they block,” West Virginia coach Dana Holgorsen said when asked how team’s stop KSU’s quarterback run. “That’s the most important aspect ...
MANHATTAN, Kansas — Veteran Kansas State coach Bill Snyder won’t talk comparisons when his unranked (2-1) Wildcats invade Milan Puskar Stadium for a 3:30 p.m. showdown with No. 12 West Virginia (2-0). “I think West Virginia does a wonderful job doing what they do, and we need to do a ...
MORGANTOWN — It was the players’ turn to take on questions from the media following head coach Dana Holgorsen and coordinators Tony Gibson and Jake Spavital. Unsurprisingly, their answers were very much like the men who coach them day to day. “I actually just found out about five ...
RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina State will not play its scheduled football game with West Virginia University this weekend because of the increasing likelihood of severe and unsafe conditions associated with Hurricane Florence. Emergency management resources are expected to be fully ...
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia’s Gary Jennings slammed the door on all those jokes at his expense about his lack of scoring a year ago. The senior is more than making up for it so far in 2018. Jennings caught three touchdown passes from Will Grier to lead No. 14 West Virginia to a 52-17 ...
MORGANTOWN — Dean Martin would have been right at home Saturday at Milan Puskar Stadium as the ‘weather outside was frightful, but the fire – make that game — was so delightful’ as No. 14 West Virginia moved to 2-0 with a 52-17 victory over Youngstown State. On a day made for ...
MORGANTOWN — No. 14 West Virginia will look to start the season 2-0 when the Mountaineers entertain FCS member Youngstown State University at 6 p.m. at Milan Puskar Stadium. “First home games are always great,î” WVU coach Dana Holgorsen said during Tuesday’s press conference. “I ...
MORGANTOWN — When No. 14 West Virginia (1-0) took to the field at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, N.C., eight players saw their dream of starting for the Mountaineers come to fruition. Among those who helped open the 2018 season with a 40-14 victory over Tennessee were a pair of ...
MORGANTOWN — Two things West Virginia University football coach Dana Holgorsen won’t do when it comes to his No. 14 ranked Mountaineers — make excuses concerning injuries or divulge any secrets when it comes to redshirt senior quarterback Will Grier. “Well, injuries affect ...
MORGANTOWN — It took the University of Tennessee only three series to figure out that the only way to keep No. 14 West Virginia’s offense out of the end zone was to control the football. And, now you can bet that every team remaining on the Mountaineers’ schedule will attempt to mock ...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Ever wonder what a college football coach does when his team is forced to wait out a prolonged halftime? Well, if you are West Virginia’s Dana Holgorsen, the plan is a simple one. “Watched football games, ate two bananas, had a couple cold beverages and then ...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — It isn’t in Will Grier’s nature to panic. So two dropped touchdown passes, a 10-minute drive by the opposing offense and an hour-long weather delay at halftime weren’t about to distract the West Virginia senior quarterback on Saturday. Grier got his Heisman Trophy ...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — First impressions usually are the most lasting ones. Just ask first-year University of Tennessee coach Jeremy Pruitt. “Yeah, to answer your question, he (WVU’s Will Grier is pretty good. The thing I was most impressed with was he let the game come to him. “In the ...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The hype and the practices are over. Now it’s time for No. 17 West Virginia University and Coach Dana Holgorsen and his staff to show Mountaineers fans what they can expect to witness when the 2018 edition of the Mountaineers run onto the field today at Bank of America ...
MORGANTOWN — It’s been eight years, but West Virginia’s Dana Holgorsen remembers his first game as head coach and can relate to what University of Tennessee coach Jeremy Pruitt will be going through when his Volunteers look to knock off the No. 17 ranked Mountaineers when the two teams ...