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Mountaineers travel to Waco to take on #1 Baylor

by Will Aldrich - February 14, 2020February 14, 2020 0277

MORGANTOWN W.Va- Coming off a nine-point loss at home to the #3 rated Kansas Jayhawks, the Mountaineers (18-6, 6-5) will have to turn right around and head to Waco to take on the #1 rated Baylor Bears (22-1, 11-0) on the road this Saturday. Despite being in mid-February, this is the

WVU quarterback to enter transfer portal

by Ashley O'Brien - February 13, 2020February 13, 2020 0482

Morgantown, W.Va. - Thursday afternoon marked another off-season transfer. Quarterback Trey Lowe III has decided to take a graduate transfer from West Virginia per his twitter account. https://twitter.com/treylowe10/status/1228083754041778177 Lowe is a redshirt sophomore who has already managed to earn his undergraduate degree from West Virginia and enters the transfer portal as

Mountaineers fall to Jayhawks in Morgantown

by Will Aldrich - February 12, 2020February 12, 2020 0256

The Mountaineers fell to the Jayhawks Wednesday night by a score of 58-49, in front of a soldout crowd at the Coliseum. After leading by as many as nine, the Mountaineer offense went flat in the second half, going scoreless through the final five minutes of the game while Kansas finished

No. 3 Kansas, No. 14 WVU meet on Wednesday

by Shanna Rose - February 11, 2020February 11, 2020 0319

MORGANTOWN,W.Va.--West Virginia is coming off another disappointing road loss to Oklahoma. The 14th-ranked Mountaineers (18-5, 6-4 Big 12) dropped the 69-59 decision to the Sooners where the team's offensive struggles continued. WVU attempted more shots (76 to 49) but missed 52 attempts, including several from short range. Oscar Tshiebwe (11.5 points,

Mountaineers drop two spots in AP Top 25 as challenging week looms ahead

by Ashley O'Brien - February 10, 2020February 10, 2020 0288

Morgantown, W.Va. - The men's basketball team dropped two spots in week 15's AP Top 25 poll Monday afternoon. After the Mountaineers split their games last week with a home win against Iowa State and a road loss to Oklahoma, the Mountaineers fell from 13th to 15th. The Mountaineers were

For the men’s basketball team, travel seems to be troubling

by Ashley O'Brien - February 9, 2020February 9, 2020 0501

Norman, OK. - Saturday afternoon's men's basketball game was nothing short of tough to watch at times. And that's just from the television sets and couches of Mountaineers fans across the country. The Mountaineers traveled to Norman and tipped off just a few short hours after being named an early

Doolittle leads Oklahoma past No. 13 WVU

by Shanna Rose - February 8, 2020February 8, 2020 0278

NORMAN, Okla.--Kristian Doolittle scored 27 points and grabbed 12 rebounds as Oklahoma defeated No. 13 West Virginia 69-59 on Saturday afternoon. Brady Manek had 11 points for the Sooners (14-8, 5-5 Big 12). Jermaine Haley led the Mountaineers (18-5, 6-4) with 15 points. Oscar Tshiebwe had 12 points and nine boards. Oklahoma outrebounded

WVU-Oklahoma Preview

by Shanna Rose - February 8, 2020February 8, 2020 0482

NORMAN, Okla.--On Wednesday, No. 13 West Virginia thumped Iowa State but they did it in a rather sloppy manner. The Mountaineers (18-4, 6-3 Big 12) turned the ball over 19 times in the win, which left head coach Bob Huggins not pleased. "We were headed in a direction I thought

WVU’s McKivitz invited to NFL Combine

by Shanna Rose - February 7, 2020February 7, 2020 0320

MORGANTOWN, W.Va.--West Virginia offensive lineman Colton McKivitz was invited to the 2020 NFL Combine. He was the lone Mountaineer to receive an invite. The Combine takes place in Indianapolis from February 24 through March 1 as part of the NFL Draft process. The Jacobsburg, Ohio native started in 12 games

Al Pogue takes job with Auburn

by Shanna Rose - February 7, 2020February 7, 2020 0414

MORGANTOWN, W.Va.--West Virginia outside linebackers coach Al Pogue is leaving the program for a defensive backs job with the Auburn Tigers. The position was vacated after Marcus Woodson was hired by Florida State last month. Pogue was only with the Mountaineers for one season but was well known and like for