Doug Smock: Herd QBs will face tougher test vs. Kent State
HUNTINGTON - Let's consider the immediate future of Chase Litton, who was pressed into full duty Saturday in Marshall's 45-7 win over Norfolk State. Was his 270-yard, four-touchdown, no-interception...
View ArticleMitch Vingle: WVU football, basketball, state recruiting -- and more
By Mitch Vingle Ye olde jammed notebook:* West Virginia will host more than Maryland's football team this weekend.Much, much more.First, Dana Holgorsen and staff are hoping to host some very big name...
View ArticleMitch Vingle: In WVU game, special teams will indeed be special
MORGANTOWN - If ever there were a college football game in which you'd drag out an octagon and place the special teams inside, Maryland at WVU is it.Overall, the host Mountaineers are a heavy 17-point...
View ArticleMike Casazza: 2013 loss at Maryland was turning point for WVU
MORGANTOWN - The damage done on Sept. 21, 2013, took time to repair. West Virginia football incurred serious wounds that day, and some took longer to mend than others. Maryland defeated the...
View ArticleMitch Vingle: Dobson, Thornton find common NFL path
New England Patriots wide receiver Aaron Dobson is a favorite son of Dunbar, South Charleston High and Marshall.John Thornton, who played 10 years in the NFL, is a favorite son of WVU's football...
View ArticleChuck McGill: Does college football have a dominant team this year?
The rumblings started as No. 1 Ohio State struggled with Mid-American Conference opponent Northern Illinois last Saturday. The tweets chirped louder as No. 2 Michigan State failed to cover the spread...
View ArticleFrank Giardina: Williams brought pride to eastern end of Kanawha Valley
Before Randy Moss. Before Jason Williams. Before Greg Bell, Kelly Sutton and Erick Wood ... Before all those great athletes, DuPont High School had football quarterback Danny Williams.Our area may...
View ArticleMitch Vingle: Defense sings for WVU coordinator Gibson
MORGANTOWN - If you're into famous names, Milan Puskar Stadium was the place to be on Saturday.Before the game, state native and country star Brad Paisley sang "Country Roads" to the sellout crowd of...
View ArticleNorman Chad: Nepotism alive and well in NFL coaching ranks
Thousands upon thousands of Pop Warner, high school and college football coaches dream of one day getting one of a handful of NFL coaching jobs that open every year. These positions - mostly assistant...
View ArticleDoug Smock: Where does Litton go from here?
KENT, Ohio - Perhaps freshman Chase Litton will join the long, mostly uninterrupted line of excellent Marshall quarterbacks.Saturday evening at Kent State, he did something all the great ones do:...
View ArticleMitch Vingle: WVU's Lyons dealing with the serious -- and not so serious
By Mitch Vingle Catch WVU athletic director Shane Lyons if you can.He's in his office. Or inducting school Hall of Fame figures. Or at Big 12 athletic directors meetings in Dallas.It's as if he were...
View ArticleMitch Vingle: Davis, Pelicans hit state, mixing fun and work
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS - The posh Greenbrier resort here is known for its high-brow affairs.On Tuesday, though, it held some unibrow affairs.The day not only brought drenching rains, but star Anthony...
View ArticleMike Casazza: W.Va. native Wellman is key for WVU in red zone
MORGANTOWN - The man in the middle is playing defense, and like so many others have lately, he sees Elijah Wellman coming. "If you want to write about him scoring a touchdown," West Virginia coach...
View ArticleMitch Vingle: Ex-WVU QB providing fireworks for UC
You'll never guess whom I found Thursday night.Waldo.Actually, he was hard to miss - unless you happened to play for Concord's football team.The man's name is Jeremy Johnson.Ring a bell, WVU fans?It...
View ArticleChuck McGill: WVU's Patella gets shot to run his own program
In his one season as a West Virginia University basketball player, Nick Patella hoisted 21 shots. All but one were 3-pointers."Was it a layup?" Patella said this week. "It had to be a fast-break layup...
View ArticleNorman Chad: In the NFL, sometimes seeing is disbelieving
On any given Sunday, there are fascinating truths in pro football that are hidden in plain sight. Couch Slouch, despite failed Lasik surgery in 1999, still has 20-20 NFL vision; alas, my tired eyes...
View ArticleDoug Smock: McKelvey inspires with speech 'from the heart'
HUNTINGTON - Friday nights, or whatever night it is before a game, have become a sacred ritual at many college football programs, and that certainly is the case at Marshall.It's an evening of...
View ArticleMitch Vingle: Nuggets culled from WVU hoops news
By Mitch Vingle We in the newspaper business like to think of ourselves as watchdogs.With that, yes, we bark a lot.Once in a while, though, something nice happens. And I have not one, but two treats...
View ArticleMitch Vingle: Special teams again throw scare into WVU
By Mitch Vingle MORGANTOWN - In the old days, one could walk around neighborhoods in the Mountain State and hear Jack Fleming call the play-by-play of WVU football games.On Saturday, I imagined folks...
View ArticleMike Casazza: Holgorsen helped Oklahoma State land leading receiver
MORGANTOWN - Should things go bad again for West Virginia's pass defense Saturday and Oklahoma State's David Glidden is slicing through the secondary and running into the end zone, maybe you shouldn't...
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