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All-American DB Tykee Smith to enter Transfer Portal

by Ashley O'Brien - March 24, 2021March 24, 2021 0667

Morgantown, W.VA. - Wednesday evening All-American defensive back Tykee Smith announced on Twitter that he was entering his name into the NCAA transfer portal. https://twitter.com/TykSmith/status/1374881878415704067 The junior is coming off a 2020 season full of career high stats, as well as having been named All-Big 12 Honorable Mention and AP Third

Mountaineer Football Coaches host First Daddy-Daughter Dance

by Ashley O'Brien - March 1, 2021March 1, 2021 0535

Morgantown, W.VA - Over the weekend, the West Virginia football coaches took a break from their roles as coaches and put the focus on an even tougher job: fathers to girls of all ages. The coaches got their daughters, of varying ages, together for a Daddy-Daughter dance. A daddy-daughter dance has

Brown Announces Defensive Coaching Staff Assignments

by Ashley O'Brien - February 12, 2021February 12, 2021 0290

After serving in a defensive oversight role last year, Jordan Lesley is being promoted to defensive coordinator and will now coach the outside linebackers. ShaDon Brown, WVU’s most recent coaching staff addition, will be the co-defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach. First-year assistant coach Andrew Jackson will be the Mountaineers’

Brown Announced on Defensive Staff

by Ashley O'Brien - February 9, 2021February 9, 2021 0798

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (February 9, 2021) – West Virginia University football coach Neal Brown has announced that ShaDon Brown will join the Mountaineer coaching staff as an assistant coach on the defensive side. Brown will announce staff assignments at a later time. “I’m excited that ShaDon and his family will be joining

Bishop Named Director of Sports Nutrition for Football

by Ashley O'Brien - February 5, 2021February 5, 2021 0315

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (February 4, 2021) – West Virginia University coach Neal Brown has announced that Haley Bishop has joined the WVU football program as its director of sports nutrition. “We would like to welcome Haley to the Mountaineer Football Family,” Brown said. “She comes with excellent credentials and has spent time

Breaking: Brown Announces Defensive Staff Addition

by Ashley O'Brien - January 28, 2021January 28, 2021 0501

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (January 28, 2021) – West Virginia University football coach Neal Brown has announced that Andrew Jackson will join the Mountaineer coaching staff as an assistant coach on the defensive side. Brown will announce staff assignments at a later time. “I would like to welcome Andrew to the Mountaineer Football

Press Release: Diggs Named Director of 5th Quarter Program

by Ashley O'Brien - January 27, 2021January 27, 2021 0413

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (January 25, 2021) – West Virginia University coach Neal Brown has announced that Paige Diggs has joined the WVU football program as the director of its 5th Quarter program, of which its purpose is to position the student-athletes for off-the-field success in life beyond graduation. “Paige is a two-time West

WVU Vs. Army: Interview With Jim Ashley

by Thomas Berdel - January 22, 2021January 22, 2021 0360

On the 31st of December, the West Virginia Mountaineers stormed into Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium to fight off against the Army Black Knights. From the stands in Memphis, "Is our defense going to be ready for the Triple Option," long time Mountaineer fan, Jim Ashley, asked himself. The longtime fan

Karl Joseph makes play of game in Browns playoff loss

by Ashley O'Brien - January 18, 2021January 18, 2021 0492

The Cleveland Browns were one possession away from going to this year's AFC Championship game on Sunday in Kansas City. Just a week out from the Browns beating the Steelers, the Cleveland Browns were four quarters away from going to the conference championship against the Buffalo Bills. In a game

Press Release: Brown Named to AFCA Board of Trustees

by Ashley O'Brien - January 13, 2021January 12, 2021 0716

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (January 12, 2021) – West Virginia University coach Neal Brown was one of three coaches elected to the American Football Coaches Association’s Board of Trustees by members attending the virtual 2021 AFCA Convention today as announced by the organization. Brown will represent the Big 12 Conference, Louisiana coach Billy Napier