Last week’s second half left a bad taste in Mountaineers’ mouth

September 12, 2026

MORGANTOWN — After West Virginia’s first half against Coastal Carolina, I walked around the press box to get another water from the fridge, and I caught glances with multiple members of the media. I’m still new to the beat, so the only year I covered was last year’s 4-8 season. I looked at people who wanted my reaction, and I told them this team looks a lot different. And if you didn’t watch the second half, you’d think the same. WVU was running over the Chanticleers with a new-look offensive line and transfer running back Cam Cook. 336 yards on the ground in that ...

WVU’s offensive line ready to prove itself

September 3, 2026

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 ...

Rich Rod’s hiring of Boulware and Trickett made sense

August 25, 2026

MORGANTOWN — Back on Dec. 29, 2025, West Virginia University football coach Rich Rodriguez hired veteran running back coach Jay Boulware. The next day Rodriguez hired the even more veteran offensive line coach Rick Trickett to serve his third term with the Mountaineers. You didn't need a ...

Weather has been too nice for Rodriguez

August 24, 2026

MORGANTOWN — As if West Virginia coach Rich Rodriguez didn't have enough to worry about as he completely recasts his team from last season's outmoded 4-8 model into a sleek new representative to send off into deep waters of Big 12 football, he finds himself caught up worrying about things ...

2026 Season Prediction

August 22, 2026

MORGANTOWN — In just two weeks, West Virginia football kicks off against Coastal Carolina at noon for the first game of the 2026 season. The second year of Rich Rodriguez starts very soon. Year 1 left a lot to be desired. The Mountaineers finished 4-8, with a lot of surprising wins and losses. You could’ve penciled in a win against Ohio in Week 2, which you would’ve been wrong about, and a loss on the road against ranked Houston. You would’ve been wrong there, too. It was hard to predict the team last year, but what wasn’t hard to predict was that the team wasn’t going to ...

WVU coach knows how to build a defense

August 21, 2026

MORGANTOWN — Think Rich Rodriguez football and what do you think of? Offense. Innovative. Pat White. Steve Slaton. Noel Devine. Owen Schmitt. Rasheed Marshall. Chris Henry. But here's a pretty well-guarded secret about Rich Rodriguez football in his first go-round at West Virginia. They played defense, too. Some of the best defenders at WVU played for Rodriguez. Pac-Man Jones. Grant Wiley. Brian King. James "Dirty " Davis. David Upchurch. Jahmile Addae. You don't put together three consecutive 11-win seasons simply by outscoring the opposition. Even in the game that brought an ...