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Twelve Days of Mountaineers Day Nine: Mountaineers Trounce Kansas State at Home

by Ashley O'Brien - January 2, 2021January 1, 2021 0407

It's the second day of a new year and the ninth day of the year 2021. Let's all collectively cross our fingers for a brighter year forward. Today's also the first of two men's basketball games in the State of Oklahoma. The Mountaineers take on the Sooners today and the

Coach Brown’s Corner: Bowl Game against Army will be a challenge

by Ashley O'Brien - December 29, 2020December 29, 2020 0352

Morgantown, W.VA. - West Virginia head coach Neal Brown met with the media Monday afternoon ahead of his football team's season finale Thursday. The Mountaineers will travel to Memphis, Tennessee to participate in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl, taking on the Army Black Knights. Brown and crew were originally set to

Around the Big 12: Oklahoma tops Iowa State, both to play in a New Year’s Six Bowl

by Ashley O'Brien - December 21, 2020December 21, 2020 0409

The 2020 regular football season came to an end Saturday with the Oklahoma Sooners beating the Iowa State Cyclones in the Big 12 Conference Championship game in Arlington, Texas. The matchup between the two was touch and go throughout the game, with the Cyclones looking like they would be the

Around the Big 12: Conference Championship Locked in Place

by Ashley O'Brien - December 7, 2020December 7, 2020 0294

Maybe for a moment Mountaineers fans can just ignore the terrible loss in Ames on Saturday. As the game was just getting started, Iowa State's trip to the Big 12 conference championship was solidified regardless of the outcome of the West Virginia-Iowa State game. Let's take a look around the

Mountaineers earn Big 12 Conference Weekly Awards

by Ashley O'Brien - November 17, 2020November 17, 2020 0245

Morgantown, W.VA. - Following West Virginia's home win over TCU last week, two Mountaineers were among the Big 12 conference's top award winners following week ten's games. Wide receiver TJ Simmons earned Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week following the win. Safety Tykee Smith earned Big 12 Defensive Player

Jarret Doege’s trip to Lubbock a trip home

by Ashley O'Brien - October 22, 2020October 22, 2020 0483

Morgantown, W.VA. - Starting quarterback for the Mountaineers, Jarret Doege will certainly have a different set of emotions as the team takes the field in Lubbock on Saturday. Doege and his family have strong ties to Texas Tech, with his older brother having suited up as a Red Raiders quarterback

Around the Big 12: Covid halts Baylor football

by Ashley O'Brien - October 19, 2020October 19, 2020 0510

This past Saturday's noon West Virginia- Kansas game was the sole Big 12 game for week seven of the 2020 college football season. It's well-documented that after a scary start to the game, the Mountaineers beat the Jayhawks 38-17 in Morgantown. The only other matchup that was on the schedule

Around the Big 12: Conference Title could be anyone’s

by Ashley O'Brien - October 12, 2020October 12, 2020 0344

While the Mountaineers, their next opponents the Jayhawks, Baylor and Oklahoma State all had their bye week last weekend; the rest of the conference showcased just how dominant the conference is. Especially on defense. (That's a joke before you freak out.) The Mountaineers play host to the Jayhawks this coming

Around the Big 12: Ames, Iowa is truly a mystical place

by Ashley O'Brien - October 5, 2020October 5, 2020 0369

After the Mountaineers sang "Country Roads" following a double overtime victory, Mountaineer fans were able to focus on the rest of the conference and the rest of the games did not disappoint. Here's what happened around the Big 12 last Saturday: TCU at Texas: Another Saturday, another offensive showdown in

Around the Big 12: 2020 Big 12 Champs . . . Arkansas State?

by Ashley O'Brien - September 28, 2020September 28, 2020 0338

Week "Four" opened up Big 12 conference play and the emergence of SEC football for the year (anyone else just love Mike Leach in central time?). The Big 12 saw a disappointment from the Mountaineers, a stunner from Kansas State and the first offensive blowout that can only come from