It's day eight of Twelve Days of Mountaineers and today is all about recognizing the awards won by the football players. In 2020, Darius Stills became just the 11th Mountaineer to be selected as an AP First Team All-American. The last to do it was Tavon Austin and Stedman Bailey. The Fairmont
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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
Smith Named Jim Thorpe Award Semifinalist
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – (December 7, 2020) – West Virginia University sophomore spear Tykee Smith has been named a semifinalist for the 2020 Paycom Jim Thorpe Award presented by the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame. The Jim Thorpe Award is awarded annually to the best defensive back in college football. There were 12
Coach Brown’s Corner: Improvement Continues to Pay Off for Mountaineers
Mountaineers earn Big 12 Conference Weekly Awards
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
Can WVU’s Defense Stop Sam Ehlinger and Texas’ Offense?
MORGANTOWN, W.Va.-- Sam Ehlinger is one of the country's top quarterbacks. Through six games, the 6-foot-3, 220-pound senior has racked up 1,650 yards and 20 touchdowns. Ehlinger has thrown just five interceptions and has a 60.3 completion percentage. “He gets the ball out on time and his accuracy is really improved,”
Takeaways from WVU’s win over Baylor
MORGANTOWN, W.Va.-- It wasn't always pretty but the West Virginia University football team pulled out a double overtime thriller against Baylor on Saturday. There were plenty of positives in the victory but there was also a lot of negatives. 1. The Mountaineers' defense is the real deal: When WVU needed it most