As the NFL Draft approaches in April, six West Virginia football players competed in WVU's Pro Day on Thursday—which gave these student-athletes an opportunity to impress more NFL scouts. WVU Participants: Chase Behrndt (OL)Michael Brown (OL)Tony Fields (LB)Kyle Poland (LS)TJ Simmons (WR)Darius Stills (DT) Out of the 32 NFL teams, 27 were in
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College Athletes Deserve More Credit This Year More Than Ever
Stills is a Consensus All-American
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (January 8, 2021) – West Virginia University senior defensive tackle Darius Stills has been recognized as a Consensus All-America, one of the college football’s top honors earned by a player, as determined by the NCAA, “This is a proud moment for Darius, his family and the WVU football program,” WVU coach
Stills Named Walter Camp All-American
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (January 7, 2021) – West Virginia University senior defensive tackle Darius Stills was named to the Walter Camp Football Foundation All-America second team, as announced by the organization. Stills, the 2020 Big 12 Conference Defensive Lineman of the Year, becomes the 24th Mountaineer to be named to Walter Camp’s All-America team.
Twelve Days of Mountaineers Day Eight: Stills, And Others Win Awards
Stills, Smith Named FWAA All-Americans
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (December 30, 2020) – West Virginia University sophomore spear Tykee Smith and senior defensive tackle Darius Stills were named to Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) All-America Second Team, as announced by the organization. Stills, the Big 12 Defensive Lineman of the Year and All-Big 12 First Team honoree by
Stills, Smith Named Sporting News All-Americans
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (December 29, 2020) – West Virginia University senior defensive tackle Darius Stills and sophomore spear Tykee Smith were named to Sporting News’ All-America First and Second Teams, respectively, as announced by the organization. Stills, the Big 12 Defensive Lineman of the Year and All-Big 12 First Team honoree by the coaches and the AP,
When COVID-19 Did The Right Thing For College Football, Preview of Army
MORGANTOWN, W. Va. - (December 30, 2020) -- Throughout this entire season, the Coronavirus pandemic has been a burden for players, coaches, administration and fans. This time, COVID-19 did what was right for the game of college football. As the hours went by on bowl bid day, Army was looking without
Stills, Smith Named Associated Press All-Americans
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (December 28, 2020) – West Virginia University senior defensivetackle Darius Stills and sophomore spear Tykee Smith were named to the Associated Press All-America First and Third Teams, respectively, as announced by the organization. Stills, the Big 12 Defensive Lineman of the Year and All-Big 12 First-Team honoree by the coaches and the AP,