College Football Team News, Analysis, History, Schedule, Rumors
Last year, we started our coverage of the Mountaineers’ 2019 season by predicting five players in each position group who would favorably surprise fans. You can view those predictions here. Absent an injury to Charlie Benton in the season opener, we predicted correctly on all of those players. This season, the list has been harder […] READ MORE
Fall camp will soon be under way. Fan day occurs soon, on August 3. With the beginning of the season just around the corner, we have started our 2019 season coverage in earnest. The athletic department and the staff have been managing expectations, but the Mountaineers are moving forward regardless. As we previously wrote, there […] READ MORE
The first day of the Early Signing Period passed with no surprises for the Mountaineers. West Virginia’s board saw only one change before the period commenced. And one new (albeit anticipated) commitment came during the period. The Signees Throughout the day, players signed mostly without ceremony. Based on the Mountaineers’ recent history, lack of surprises […] READ MORE
Rumors travel in strange ways. Once wideout Isaiah Hazel flipped his commitment from West Virginia to Maryland, a few random tweets caused immediate consternation among Mountaineer fans. Those tweets suggested that Hazel’s flip would ultimately cause Osita Smith to join him in Maryland’s 2019 class. However, Smith never wavered on his commitment to the Mountaineers […] READ MORE
The West Virginia Mountaineers’ early-season recruiting efforts continue paying dividends. In fact, West Virginia needs only a few commitments to close in on a top 25 recruiting class. And, several important pieces on the Mountaineers’ recruiting board may commit in the near future. As discussed here, West Virginia has steadily improved its baseline level of talent under Head Coach Dana […] READ MORE
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