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No. 15 Texas Tech holds off WVU in shootout, 53-48

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – After No. 15 Texas Tech took a 41-27 lead into halftime with no signs of slowing down, you wouldn’t think West Virginia football would have a chance to win the game in the final minutes. As the clock turned to Sunday on the East Coast, that’s exactly where the game ...

WVU’s Rodriguez focusing on 1 game at time

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — You don’t have to travel too far into the past to find the last bowl game Rich Rodriguez coached in. 2023 would be the year, where Rodriguez was in Year 2 at Jacksonville State, and the first year the school was in the FBS. Rodriguez had the 8-4 Gamecocks in the New ...

Texas Tech’s defensive star power creates issues for WVU

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Texas Tech’s defense in 2025 played a major role in helping the Red Raiders to a Big 12 Championship and a College Football Playoff berth, where they had a first-round bye. Texas Tech had the best scoring defense in the Big 12, allowing under 12 points per game, and ...

WVU football schedule tougher than expected

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Heading into West Virginia football’s season, a lot of fans and media members looked at the Mountaineers’ schedule as pretty favorable, especially with all the movement in the offseason with the coaching carousel. Four of the teams on WVU’s schedule have first-year ...

WVU’s Hawkins strives to get better during bye week

MORGANTOWN (W.Va.) — West Virginia quarterback Michael Hawkins Jr. had a lot of fans at the TCU game. Hawkins is from Dallas, which isn’t too far from Fort Worth, so he had a big ensemble cheering him on. “Aunties, uncles, cousins, friends, it was a lot of people,” Hawkins ...

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 ...