College Football Team News, Analysis, History, Schedule, Rumors
Remembering Murph Tinsley “Almost heaven, West Virginia, Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah River, Life is old there, older than the trees, Younger than the mountains, growin’ like a breeze.”-John Denver, “Country Roads As a Mountaineer fan, chances are you sang those words (and more) before going further. After all, John Denver’s hit represents the musical […] READ MORE
Reviewing Our Mountaineer Predictions Each year, in the hustle and bustle of pre-season excitement, we traditionally render several predictions for the West Virginia Mountaineers. First, we name our top offensive surprise players. Then, we name our top defensive surprise players. Finally, we make our bold predictions for the season. At the end of each season, […] READ MORE
West Virginia Wins Liberty Bowl In an unconventional finish for an unconventional year, West Virginia wins the Liberty Bowl over Army. After scrambling to put together a full schedule after most conferences canceled most, or all, non-conference games, Army posted a strong nine-win season. After dealing with a rescheduled, and ultimately canceled, game, the Mountaineers […] READ MORE
We’ve made it to the bowl season in this crazy 2020 college football year. The playoff and bowl matchups will come into focus. Can Clemson get back to the Nation Championship Game? Will Cincinnati and Texas A&M make a case for playoff expansion? Can Army win 10 games in a season for the second time […] READ MORE
2020 Liberty Bowl Preview Not surprisingly, a 2020 college football season marred, like most anything else, by a worldwide pandemic saw plenty of confusion in lining up bowl matchups. Initially, the bowl selection committees overlooked a strong 9-2 Army team entirely, leaving them out of the initial slate. The Liberty Bowl, adhering to its conference […] READ MORE
West Virginia Bolsters Offensive Line When Head Coach Neal Brown came to Morgantown, he made one thing clear. He sought to establish a power run game in Morgantown. “We want to line up and run the ball,” he said, “even when opposing teams know we are going to run.” But Offensive Line Coach Matt Moore […] READ MORE
Mountaineers Add Nester Through Transfer As the Early Signing Period was underway, the usual crowd of players started entering the transfer portal. This is nothing new (at least for the last few years). The transfer portal, indeed, has become a growing part of the evolving landscape in college athletics. But one name, in particular, rose […] READ MORE
West Virginia Adds Jaylen Anderson After receiving his signed letter of intent, West Virginia adds Jaylen Anderson, a four-star all-purpose back to its 2021 recruiting class, which we last previewed here. Head Coach Neal Brown emphasized early in his tenure that his offense would rely more and more heavily on a power run game. Anderson adds […] READ MORE
Justin Johnson Signs with Mountaineers As Early Signing Day wears on, West Virginia continues to add to its 2021 recruiting class. Earlier today, head coach Neal Brown received good news as Justin Johnson signs with Mountaineers. Johnson is one of two four-star running backs joining West Virginia. And he is one of five top-500 recruits […] READ MORE
Mountaineers Add Prather Last week, Kaden Prather reaffirmed his long-standing verbal commitment to the West Virginia football program in this tweet. As a result, the delivery of his signed letter of intent amounts to little surprise. Nonetheless, his addition is certainly welcomes as the Mountaineers add Kaden Prather to their 2021 recruiting class, that we […] READ MORE