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Football fans take to social media to voice opinions on opening in coaching staff

by Ashley O'Brien - December 25, 2019December 24, 2019 05908

Over the past weekend, football head coach Neal Brown took to Twitter to announce the first (and hopefully last) coaching staff departure following the 2019 season. Coach Brown announced that receivers coach Xavier Dye would be leaving the program just ten months after getting to Morgantown. Dye is taking his

Clint Trickett to take coaching job at FAU

by Ashley O'Brien - February 17, 2017 0397

Earlier this off-season, we reported that Mountaineer quarterback-turned coach was leaving East Mississippi Community College of Netflix's famed documentary Last Chance U. Coach Trickett was being hired as a graduate assistant at the University of Alabama under head coach Nick Saban. Now the coach is on the move again, heading

Quick Hit: Trickett To Join Saban At Alabama

by Jeremy Simon - January 24, 2017January 24, 2017 0525

Multiple outlets are reporting that former Mountaineer QB Clint Trickett will be joining Nick Saban's staff at Alabama as a quality control assistant. Trickett spent the last two seasons at East Mississippi Community College, better known as "Last Chance U" after the Netflix documentary in 2016. Trickett will join the largest

Clint Trickett’s first year of coaching seen on Netflix’s Last Chance U

by Ashley O'Brien - August 29, 2016August 29, 2016 0556

When you think of football and television shows and movies, you think of The Blind Side, Remember the Titans, Rudy, Friday Night Lights and HBO's docu-series Hard Knocks. This summer, Netflix added another docu-series to the list, Last Chance U in late July, and it is safe to say the

Holgorsen Talks WVU Spring Practice

by Shanna Rose - April 9, 2016April 10, 2016 0564

MORGANTOWN, W.Va.--While the weather is not very spring like in Morgantown, the West Virginia University football team is still making the most of its time on the field. On a cold and snowy Saturday morning, head coach Dana Holgorsen and the Mountaineers met inside the Caperton Indoor Practice Facility. "We just have

WVU’s Dana Holgorsen preparing for Thursday night showdown

by Shanna Rose - October 27, 2015October 27, 2015 0373

MORGANTOWN, W.Va.--Up next for West Virginia University is No.5 Texas Christian University, which will be a tall task for the Mountaineers who have lost three straight. Head coach Dana Holgorsen is well aware that the Horned Frogs are a dangerous team. "They have put themselves into position where they are pretty hot here

Three Mountaineers tell us how players respond to negative criticism on social media

by Jeremy Simon - October 16, 2015October 16, 2015 0631

Social media can be a very powerful tool, it can also be very dangerous. When it comes to sports it's easy to congratulate your favorite player or coach on a great win. Unfortunately there any many that take this open platform to attack those same players. 28247

Clint Trickett still supports Skyler Howard as starter

by Jeremy Simon - October 15, 2015October 15, 2015 0427

Although former Mountaineer quarterback Clint Trickett has moved on with his coaching career, currently the quarterbacks coach at East Mississppi CC, he still keeps close tabs on the WVU program, especially the quarterbacks. Over time Clint has become a friend to BGS and we had the chance to talk to him about

The BGS Tailgate (Episode 8) Replay

by Jeremy Simon - October 1, 2015 0289

The BGS Tailgate airs every Thursday from 4-5 PM on ESPN 102.3 the Ticket. The show revolves around WVU athletics and the Big 12 Conference. On this week's show Jeremy Simon gives his weekly Big 12 Power rankings and conference preview, OU beat writer Ryan Aber breaks down the OU-WVU matchup

WVU Continues Pipeline with Offer to Former Hokie

by Jeremy Simon - August 28, 2015August 28, 2015 0379

WVU continued to strengthen their newfound pipeline by offering 2016 safety Cj Reavis. Reavis, a former 4 star prospect, originally committed to Virgnia Tech in April of 2013. Reavis was considered one of the best safeties in the nation his senior season of high school in Chester, VA. He had accumulated