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Questions surround WVU’s defense heading into opener

MORGANTOWN — Coastal Carolina will look a lot different from last year, or even in the years past. The Chanticleers fired head coach Tim Beck and hired Missouri State head coach Ryan Beard. Beard is one of the youngest coaches in college football and is known for taking Missouri State from the FCS to FBS and then to a bowl game in its first year. Now, at Coastal Carolina, like most new coaches in this era of college football, Beard has a big rebuild on his hands. A bunch of players transferred out, a few stayed and a lot transferred in. It’s going to be a new roster to go along ...

Bulldogs entertain Mountain Lions; B-U visits Philip Barbour

MILL CREEK - Tygarts Valley and Tucker County will be looking for their first wins of the season when the two foes clash at Bulldog Field tonight. Both teams are coming off season-opening losses last Friday night. The Mountain Lions dropped a 31-16 decision at home against Pocahontas County, while the Bulldogs were defeated 20-8 at Valley (Wetzel). Tucker County, which claimed a 50-0 win over Tygarts Valley in last year's matchup, was led in Week 1 by Cade Rapp's 110 yards rushing and one touchdown on 21 carries. Raylan Rumer chipped in with three receptions for 31 yards in the ...

EHS golf team places second in home match

ELKINS - The Elkins High School golf team placed second in a tri-match held Wednesday at the Elks Golf Course. Alexander Randolph (33), Audrey Kerr (37), and Patrick Aucremanne (38) placed second, third, and fourth to lead Bridgeport to the victory. Preston rounded out the field and finished the team competition in third place. The Tigers were led by Kendrick Smith's low-medalist score of 32. Lucas Collier followed in fifth place with a 39. "We battled with one of the better teams in the state in Bridgeport and we played well," said Elkins coach David Baird. "Kendrick (Smith) ...

WVU men’s basketball nonconference slate released

MORGANTOWN – The West Virginia University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics has announced the 2026-27 men’s basketball nonconference schedule. The nonconference slate is highlighted by the possibility of 50% of the non-league games coming against Power 4 teams and eight regular season games plus an exhibition contest at Hope Coliseum. West Virginia will open the regular season at home on Monday, Nov. 2 against Niagara. The two teams have met six times in school history beginning in 1918. The last meeting took place in Buffalo in 1952 and this will be the first meeting in ...

Bray, Woods looking to juke injuries

MORGANTOWN — The Ohio game in 2025 was bad for West Virginia football for multiple reasons. But the lasting image, other than the Bobcats playing the Tavon Austin highlight song on the jumbotron after a 17-10 win, was the cart coming out to take running back Jahiem White off the field. White ...

Rodriguez tuned in to watch future opponents

MORGANTOWN — The college football season is officially underway. West Virginia football’s 2026 season is still a few days from starting when it opens against Coastal Carolina on Sept. 5, and so are the rest of the FBS schools, but there were games last weekend in Week 0. A couple of the Mountaineers' future opponents played in Week 0. After Coastal Carolina, U.T. Martin is next up for WVU, and the Skyhawks played in Week 0 against Central Arkansas. U.T. Martin lost 36-24 in the FCS clash. Virginia and TCU played a few days later on Saturday. The Horned Frogs played Bill Belichick's ...