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Questions surround WVU's defense heading into opener

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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 ...

Pat White looks back on journey as QB

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MORGANTOWN — It was 2006, and West Virginia football was about to march out to play No. 8 Georgia in the Sugar Bowl. The Mountaineers were 11-1, but it was a really young roster. Rich Rodriguez’s quarterback at the time, Pat White, was a redshirt freshman, and running back Steven Slaton ...

Bray, Woods looking to juke injuries

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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 ...

WVU's offensive line ready to prove itself

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MORGANTOWN - Rich Rodriguez comes into his second season of his second go-round as West Virginia's football coach knowing he has to rebuild his offense from the ground game up and that makes the first order of business completely replacing an offensive line that could not move a moveable object, let alone an immovable one. Working with a new cast of characters up front and with old friend Rick Trickett coaching them, one of the most pleasant successes out of fall camp is that new offensive line that both he and Trickett believe to be of Big 12 quality and just getting started with the ...

Rodriguez tuned in to watch future opponents

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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 ...

Area Schedule

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Area Schedule Wednesday, Sept. 2 High School Volleyball Tygarts Valley at Pocahontas County, 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 3 Boys High School Soccer Preston at Buckhannon-Upshur, 5:30 p.m. Philip Barbour at East Fairmont, 6 p.m. Elkins at Lincoln, 6 p.m. Girls High School Soccer Preston at Buckhannon-Upshur, 7:30 p.m. Philip Barbour at East Fairmont, 8 p.m. Elkins at Lincoln, 8 p.m. High School Volleyball Buckhannon-Upshur at Lewis County, 5:30 p.m. Elkins at Grafton, 6 p.m. High School Golf Tygarts Valley at Stonewall Resort, 4 p.m. Friday, Sept. 4 High ...