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WVU’s defense comes up big in 24-20 victory against TCU

TCU had West Virginia football on its heels. The Horned Frogs had the ball on the Mountaineers' 14-yard line down 24-20 with just under a minute to play. The defense needed a stop. On second and 10, TCU quarterback Jaden Craig dropped back to pass, and the defense swallowed him. Craig fumbled ...

Much-needed win

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia football faced a third-and-9 from its own two-yard line. The Mountaineers needed just a field goal to win the game over Cincinnati. With his fit on his own colors, quarterback Michael Hawkins Jr. snapped the ball and heaved a pass to receiver Prince Strachan, ...

WVU offense can’t make up for defensive woes in loss to Arizona

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia needed to respond to Arizona’s quick touchdown before the half of Saturday's game at Moutaineer Field. The Wildcats had taken a 24-17 lead and would have the ball out of the locker room. The Mountaineers had just over two minutes to drive down the field. ...

Rodriguez: Roster turnover slowing WVU program progression

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia football is coming off its second straight loss. On the surface, it's a 45-42 defeat to Iowa State, where the defense allowed well over 500 yards of offense for the second straight week. WVU is 3-2 on the season, still above .500, but 0-2 in the ...

Major flaw

West Virginia's football offense had a lot of holes last season. The offensive line struggled, and it couldn’t get consistent quarterback play. This season, Rich Rodriguez spent a lot of capital on rebuilding the offense. He brought in leading rusher Cam Cook, quarterback Michael Hawkins ...

WVU can’t contain Iowa State offense in 45-42 loss

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia faced third and 11 down three points with under one minute to play. Quarterback Michael Hawkins Jr. dropped back and avoided a tackle as the pocket collapsed. He escaped and connected with D.J. Epps for the first down. Epps broke a tackle, looking for more ...