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A history of Rich Rod at West Virginia and first downs

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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - Rich Rodriguez says that his goal is to get 25 first downs in a game and that his West Virginia Mountaineers will usually win. Will they? Let's take a look at the games he has coached in Morgantown. -In games in which WVU had 25 first downs or more with the Mountaineers, they are 17-2. If you cut that number back just by one to 24 first downs, they are 20-4. -His first year, 2001, WVU won only three games and they had 22 in two of them and 28 in the other. -That year he had his highest scoring game ever, beating Rutgers, 80-7, but that was not the game in ...

WVU quarterback Hawkins has calm, collected confidence

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MORGANTOWN - The frizzed-out hairstyle, the black-rimmed glasses and the goatee sported by WVU quarterback Michael Hawkins Jr. makes him an almost identical twin of the late great Shock G, a 1990s rapper with Digital Underground, who was better known as Humpty Hump. Maybe that’s somewhat ...

D&E soccer teams split games at Point Park; Lady Tigers blank Keyser

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PITTSBURGH, Pa. - The Davis & Elkins men's soccer team remained unbeaten on the season with a 1-0 victory over Point Park University Saturday in Mountain East Conference action.      The Senators' lone goal in the contest came just four minutes into the match when Benjamin Luengo scored his second goal of the season off an assist from Hugo Fauli.      Davis & Elkins College (3-0-1) held a 9-2 advantage in shots-on-goal for the contest and a 4-2 edge in corner kicks.       The Senators will return to action on Wednesday when they host Wheeling University for another ...

Mountaineers quickly turn attention to No. 25 Virginia

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MORGANTOWN — West Virginia football routed FCS opponent U.T. Martin 52-7 to move to 2-0 on the season — the first time since 2018. In the first two games, the Mountaineers were a combined favorite of over 30 points, so they were expected to take care of business. Now, WVU takes a ...

WVU defense will have to be better

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MORGANTOWN — We could throw some smoke and mirrors at you today, enough to make you believe this West Virginia defense is prepared to shut down No. 25 Virginia next week in Charlotte. We could throw the old bend-but-don’t-break line out there. In a nutshell, that’s exactly what WVU defenders put on film Saturday during WVU’s 52-7 victory against U.T. Martin inside Milan Puskar Stadium. They bent like silly puddy, no doubt about it. They also didn’t break or panic or let the situation become frustrating. We’ll get to all of the reasons why in a second, but first we have ...

Mountaineers roll past U.T. Martin

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MORGANTOWN — West Virginia quarterback Michael Hawkins Jr. had a wide-open D.J. Epps down the seam. Hawkins pitched it to him, and Epps took off in all the open space for a 53-yard touchdown. The big touchdown set the tone for a day full of explosive plays against the inferior FCS U.T. ...