Mitch Vingle: An open letter to Colin Kaepernick
By Mitch Vingle Colin, it's Mitch.Listen, man, I see you. I hear you. And I'm wondering if we can have a talk.I promise I won't burn your jersey in protest of your refusal to stand for the national...
View ArticleMitch Vingle: Matteo new guardian of WVU's galaxy
By Mitch Vingle MORGANTOWN - It was somewhat surprising to the media members surrounding WVU's Tony Matteo on Tuesday. Really, though, upon reflection, it shouldn't have been. Why in the world...
View ArticleMike Casazza: Tight ends a bit of a mystery on WVU offense
By Mike Casazza MORGANTOWN - "It sucks," Dana Holgorsen said Tuesday, the West Virginia coach grumbling about the abnormal amount of networking and researching needed to prepare for an opponent like...
View ArticleMitch Vingle: The Mizzou-WVU game that wasn't
By Mitch Vingle Saturday is a day Missouri and West Virginia will meet on the football field. They will meet at noon in Morgantown to kick off the college football season with all the high hopes and...
View ArticleDerek Redd: MEC battle, Capital props and weekend spectating
By Derek Redd Pardon me while my mind runneth over:College football coaches and players always like to say they never look past their next opponent. College football fans, however, can enjoy that...
View ArticleMitch Vingle: WVU shows fortitude in win against Missouri
By Mitch Vingle MORGANTOWN - Saturday here featured notable sights for WVU's 2016 opening football game. As Morgantown continues to transform, we saw the new interstate exit named for former coach...
View ArticleNorman Chad: Saints to march into Super Bowl as Team of Destiny
Before unveiling this year's NFL Team of Destiny - I understand that Team of Destiny announcement parties are all the rage at Big Ten and SEC frat houses - Couch Slouch would like to put in a good...
View ArticleDoug Smock: Open-week thoughts while waiting for Marshall to debut
WITH MARSHALL'S bizarre first-week open week, I sat glued to the couch. And sat and sat and sat. Watched a few games with MU implications, and here are some takeaways. (Or overreactions, you may say.)...
View ArticleMitch Vingle: WVU, Marshall well respresented in NFL
By Mitch Vingle Ye olde notebook:Perhaps it's appropriate that over the Labor Day weekend, NFL teams have been settling into their final 53-man rosters. It's time to get to work, gentlemen. Time to...
View ArticleMitch Vingle: WVU fans can make Saturday evening plans
By Mitch Vingle MORGANTOWN - If you're a WVU football fan that's been hedging on plans after Saturday's game, don't bother. Odds are, the Mountaineers' 2 p.m. home game against Youngstown State will...
View ArticleMike Casazza: Big hit highlighted Justin Arndt's career day vs. Missouri
MORGANTOWN - The lesson for Drew Lock in the first game of his first full season as Missouri's starting quarterback was to lace his shoes tightly. The lesson for West Virginia linebacker Justin Arndt...
View ArticleMitch Vingle: Checking some WVU boxes
By Mitch Vingle Throughout the years, West Virginia hasn't exactly been known for its special teams. Virginia Tech had its Beamer-ball. WVU had its DeForest-ball. In the Mountaineers' first game of...
View ArticleDerek Redd: Herbert Hoover football battles back from adversity
By Derek Redd Matthew Vance has always enjoyed donning his Herbert Hoover football jersey, wearing the school's colors and the "Huskies" across his chest. These days, it's an even sweeter feeling. The...
View ArticleMitch Vingle: WVU shows no improvement
By Mitch Vingle MORGANTOWN - It's said college football teams make the most improvement between their first and second games. Apparently, though, exceptions exist to the rule, because WVU did not...
View ArticleFrank Giardina: 10 realities of college football fans
By By Frank Giardina For the Gazette-Mail I love college football, and I love college football fans. I've learned that all fan bases are different in some ways, but similar in many others. In my...
View ArticleNorman Chad: Most interesting man in the world? Couch Slouch
Dos Equis retired its most interesting man in the world - and, yes, he was very, very interesting - and replaced him with an equally bearded, much younger, Spanish-speaking, MacGyver-like,...
View ArticleDoug Smock: Plenty to talk about after Herd's opening win
HUNTINGTON - Marshall's 62-0 pummeling of a pathetic Morgan State team brought good entertainment for the home fans and many snaps for just about every Thundering Herd player who dressed. What it...
View ArticleMitch Vingle: Marshall, WVU ADs analyze 'analysts'
In case you missed it, Alabama football coach Nick Saban added an “analyst” to his staff last week. His name is Steve Sarkisian. And all he did lately was be the head coach first at Washington and...
View ArticleMitch Vingle: WVU stadium issues, FCS teams and the Big 12
By Mitch Vingle Ye olde notebook:n Apparently all the noise from West Virginia University's first home football game wasn't cheers for the Mountaineers. According to reports, operations at Milan...
View ArticleMike Casazza: Transfer QB Will Grier awaits his turn at WVU
By Mike Casazza MORGANTOWN - At this point of the season, no one rooting for West Virginia is in a hurry to end the Skyler Howard Era. Not with the way he's played. Not with the way his backups have...
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