Norman Chad: Mayweather-McGregor a fight everyone wants and no one wants
By By Norman Chad For the Gazette-Mail I am writing this column under protest - yeah, I know, usually most of you read this column under protest, so now we're even - because today I am writing about...
View ArticleMitch Vingle: WVU football go-to players, roles crystallizing
By Mitch Vingle MORGANTOWN - On Tuesday, WVU coach Dana Holgorsen called the extended college football camp "insane." "Incredibly sick of practicing against each other," he added. Indeed, it seems the...
View ArticleFrank Giardina: Thoughts springing from the start of prep football season
By By Frank Giardina For the Gazette-Mail As the high school football season starts in the Kanawha Valley, here are some random thoughts floating around in my brain while standing on the sidelines on...
View ArticleDerek Redd: 20 years ago, WVU and Marshall met in epic revival
By Derek Redd There is one moment - one sound, really - that came 20 years ago that you all can thank for me sitting in this spot right now. (Or you can curse it. Totally up to you.)I stood on the...
View ArticleDoug Smock: Marshall-Miami (Ohio) rivalry will continue, on Facebook
By Doug Smock The renewal of the Marshall-Miami (Ohio) rivalry - with more on the line than in recent years - has found a home on national TV. Check that: on your laptops and phones. The game is on...
View ArticleMitch Vingle: Stumping for a return to old WVU rivalries
By Mitch Vingle Former WVU football coach Don Nehlen will serve as an honorary captain during this Sunday's Mountaineer game versus Virginia Tech. He probably could also serve as a spokesman for West...
View ArticleDerek Redd: Volunteers keep Charleston Distance Run on track
By Derek Redd Bob Tate has been a part of the Charleston Distance Run almost as long as the Charleston Distance Run has been a part of Charleston. This will mark the 43rd race that Tate has...
View ArticleDoug Smock: Marshall, Doc take the ball, Davis runs with it
By Doug Smock HUNTINGTON - In the first 12 seconds of game time Saturday night, Marshall's coaches pushed two of the right buttons. Some wisecrackers would say that was more than all of last season,...
View ArticleMitch Vingle: WVU concerns and stadium issues
By Mitch Vingle After WVU's 31-24 season opening loss to now-No. 18 Virginia Tech, Mountaineer coach Dana Holgorsen was mostly upbeat. Yes, there were mistakes. There were drops. There were the...
View ArticleDerek Redd: Former GW football star Duran Workman feels effects of Hurricane...
By Derek Redd Duran Workman was happy to be home in Charleston this past weekend. He was being inducted into the George Washington High School Sports Hall of Fame, an honor he was proud to receive,...
View ArticleFrank Giardina: Remembering old high school football rivalries
By By Frank Giardina For the Gazette-Mail I am not, and have never been, a fan of school consolidation. I realize that our state has lost population in staggering numbers, but I have also seen that...
View ArticleNorman Chad: The ills that still plague college football
By By Norman Chad For the Gazette-Mail College football is so wrong for so many reasons - and that's before we even get to the latest academic fraud at Florida State. It is money ill-spent and time...
View ArticleDoug Smock: Marshall football loses, but inspires optimism
By Doug Smock RALEIGH, N.C. - No, Marshall didn't finish well in its 37-20 loss to North Carolina State, but the effort over 60 minutes was not at all discouraging. The Thundering Herd hung in...
View ArticleMitch Vingle: WVU athletics addresses mental hygiene
By Mitch Vingle MORGANTOWN - Let's say you're an athlete in peak physical condition. You've worked tirelessly to be so and have made the major-college level in your sport. You've even balanced the...
View ArticleDerek Redd: Ex-Charleston Catholic standout Herlihy goes from manager to...
By Derek Redd As a student manager, Patrick Herlihy already had a pretty sizable role with the Syracuse men's basketball team. That crew is integral behind the scenes, working all of the Orange's...
View ArticleDoug Smock: Even without Young, Marshall defense fun to watch
By Doug Smock HUNTINGTON - Marshall fans should remember this as they watch their team's defense: Potential star middle linebacker Juwon Young isn't even playing until October. As it is, this unit has...
View ArticleMitch Vingle: WVU's Lyons watching bombshell merger news
By Mitch Vingle MORGANTOWN - It was around noon on Tuesday afternoon when WVU athletic director Shane Lyons heard the blockbuster news. "I just got a phone call an hour or so ago from [senior...
View ArticleFrank Giardina: Top TV college football voices, some with local ties
By By Frank Giardina For the Gazette-Mail I am showing my age.In years past, there were usually one or two main network television "voices" for college football. In the 1960s and early '70s, you knew...
View ArticleDerek Redd: Marshall thinks outside the cable box for broadcasts
By Derek Redd Marshall athletic director Mike Hamrick and his staff took a look around the college athletics broadcast landscape and glimpsed into the future. In some places, it wasn't a pretty sight....
View ArticleDoug Smock: AAC not ready for Power 6 quite yet
By Doug Smock HUNTINGTON - Marshall resumes its 2017 football odyssey this week, taking on its second "Power 6" opponent in Cincinnati. Just wanted to see if you're awake.And I want to reemphasize the...
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