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Stills, Fields and Others Participate in WVU’s Pro Day

by Ethan Bock - March 19, 2021March 19, 2021 0850

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

T.J. Simmons, Mike Brown victorious in Hula Bowl All-Star Game

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by Will Aldrich - February 1, 2021February 1, 2021 01061

HONOLULU HI- West Virginia Mountaineer graduates T.J. Simmons and Michael Brown added another victory to their resume Sunday night, as team Kai defeated team Aina 15-13 in the annual Hula Bowl in Hawaii. The postseason all-star game, which had been played yearly since 1947, took a 12-year hiatus until last January,

WVU Seniors Miss Their Day

by Shanna Rose - December 13, 2020December 13, 2020 0572

MORGANTOWN, W.Va.--Senior Day is the moment fans get to say "thank you" to the young men who have dedicated hours of blood, sweat and tears to their program. It is the time to truly pay homage even though fans do it on a weekly basis by cheering them on. MORGANTOWN,

Coach Brown’s Corner: Improvement Continues to Pay Off for Mountaineers

by Ashley O'Brien - November 17, 2020November 17, 2020 0542

Morgantown, W.VA. - West Virginia head football coach Neal Brown addressed the media Tuesday afternoon as the players and staff had the day off during the final bye week of the season. Brown and the Mountaineers are coming off their fourth win of the season, undefeated at home for the

Mountaineers earn Big 12 Conference Weekly Awards

by Ashley O'Brien - November 17, 2020November 17, 2020 0410

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

WVU Matches 2019 Win Total After Beating TCU

by Ethan Bock - November 14, 2020November 14, 2020 0649

MORGANTOWN, W. Va. – (November 14, 2020) – The West Virginia football team defeated the Texas Christian Horned Frogs by a final score of 24-6 on Saturday afternoon. WVU coach Neal Brown was very satisfied from his players and staff. “This was a huge win for us. I’m really proud of our

WVU Loses to Texas After Questionable Playcall

by Ethan Bock - November 7, 2020November 7, 2020 0611

MORGANTOWN, W. Va. - (November 7, 2020) -- The West Virginia football team was defeated by the Texas Longhorns by a final score of 17-13 after two big opportunities by the Mountaineers to win the game. WVU coach Neal Brown thought his guys played great but also praised Texas. “Congrats to Texas,

Takeaways From WVU’s Win Over Kansas

by Shanna Rose - October 19, 2020October 18, 2020 0732

MORGANTOWN, W.Va.--On Saturday, West Virginia defeated Kansas 38-17 at Milan Puskar Stadium. While it wasn't always pretty at times, the Mountaineers improved to 3-1 on the season and there were plenty of positives and negatives on the day. WVU's defense is one of the best in the country: The Mountaineers defense continues

Unnecessary Errors Result in WVU Losing the Big 12 Opener

by Ethan Bock - September 26, 2020September 26, 2020 0710

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – (September 26, 2020) – The West Virginia Mountaineers opened up Big 12 play with a loss to the No. 15-ranked Oklahoma State Cowboys in Stillwater, Oklahoma by a score of 27-13. A lot of undisciplined errors cost the Mountaineers a lot of points throughout the game. The Mountaineers

WVU’s wide receiver corps loaded with talent

by Shanna Rose - September 11, 2020September 11, 2020 01304

MORGANTOWN, W.Va.--At times last season West Virginia's young receiving corps looked brilliant and at other times, they made simple mistakes. With a year under their belts, the Mountaineer wide outs are a talented group that are expected to big things. "Well, as I'll tell them we have the potential to