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Brown and team eager to find success this fall

by Ashley O'Brien - July 22, 2019July 21, 2019 0706

Going into the 2018 football season, many fans felt that it was "their time" and that was "the season." A year later and the Mountaineers are wrapping up the 2019 Big 12 Football Media Days in an entirely different mindset. And you know what? This team is okay with it. Yes,

Blue Gold Sports: An Update

by Ashley O'Brien - July 12, 2019 0696

Friday, July 12, 2019: Blue Gold Sports has been one of the top websites covering West Virginia University athletics, sports and news for the last six years under the ownership of Jeremy Simon and the late Jerry McGhee. The duo brought a fast-paced stream of news, information and facts about West Virginia sports

West Virginia Mountaineers prepare for Big 12 Media Days

by Ashley O'Brien - July 8, 2019July 8, 2019 0561

Big 12 Conference Media Days are next week at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Media Days are the first official marks on the calendar that signify the start of the 2019 football season. Over the course of two days, Monday July 15 and Tuesday July 16, all ten teams from the

Meet the Coaches: Travis Trickett

by Ashley O'Brien - February 22, 2019 0757

For many Mountaineers across the country, there is truly nothing quite like coming home. We all know that the song says "Country Roads, take me home, to the place I belong," and for Coach Travis Trickett truer words were never spoken or sung after the last few weeks. Coach Trickett

Josh Lambert named to Groza Award Watch List

by Shanna Rose - July 9, 2015July 9, 2015 0477

MORGANTOWN, W.Va.-- West Virginia University placekicker Josh Lambert has been named to the Lou Groza Award Watch List by the Palm Beach County Sports Commission on Thursday. Lambert was a finalist for the award in 2014 and is one of thirty kickers on the list. The junior joins last year's winner

WVU safety Karl Joseph named to Bednarik watch list

by Shanna Rose - July 7, 2015July 7, 2015 0506

MORGANTOWN, W.Va.—West Virginia Mountaineers’ safety Karl Joseph was named to the watch list for the 21st annual Bednarik Award, as announced by the Maxwell Football Club on Tuesday. The Bednarik Award has been presented to the College Defensive Player of the Year since 1995. Chuck Bednarik was a former football standout

WVU coach Bob Huggins not a fan of college basketball rules changes

by Shanna Rose - June 22, 2015June 22, 2015 0522

MORGANTOWN, W.Va.—The majority of the coaches in the Big 12 and around college basketball are fans of the new rules changes for the upcoming season. But West Virginia University head coach Bob Huggins shares a different sentiment. Earlier this month the NCAA approved multiple rules changes to men’s basketball for the

Third Time is a Charm for WVU and New Commit Josh Sills

by Jeremy Simon - June 15, 2015 0677

This wasn't Josh Sills' first trip to Morgantown, it wasn't even his second. The 6'5 319 lb offensive guard from Byersville, OH was making this third trip to Morgantown this past weekend with his parents. He had developed a good relationship with WVU line coach Ron Crook and was holding

Two Mountaineers selected in final day of MLB Draft

by Shanna Rose - June 11, 2015June 11, 2015 0519

MORGANTOWN, W.Va.--Two members of the West Virginia Mountaineers’ baseball team were drafted during the final day of the 2015 Major League Baseball Draft on Wednesday. The Washington Nationals took junior right-hander Blake Smith in the 24th round with the 734th overall selection. Senior shortstop Taylor Munden was chosen in the 27th

West Virginia falls to Oklahoma, eliminated from Big 12 Tournament

by Shanna Rose - May 21, 2015 0441

TULSA, Okla--A four run eighth inning powers the Oklahoma Sooners past the West Virginia Mountaineers 6-1 on Thursday afternoon in the 2015 Phillips 66 Big 12 Conference Baseball Championship at ONEOK Field. The Sooners broke the game open on a bases-clearing double by Sheldon Neuse. Joshua Ake started the inning with a walk.