HUNTINGTON — Brad Lambert couldn’t let one of his players one-up him.
Despite Oklahoma State’s struggles on offense in a 16-7 victory over Tulsa on Saturday, a tough defensive preparation job awaits the West Virginia University football coaching staff ahead of the Mountaineers’ trip to Stillwater, Oklahoma, this weekend.
CLAY — Thanksgiving isn’t for another couple of months, but Grant Krajeski is feeling pretty thankful these days. Clay County’s senior quarterback realizes his good fortune when he stops and takes a look around.
Someone on Wednesday’s conference call with San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan mentioned that the town of White Sulphur Springs — home of The Greenbrier resort and where the Niners are spending the week in between games at the New York Jets and the New York Giants — built its touri…
College football coaches normally cherish a little extra time to rest their teams, to heal bumps and bruises and dig a little deeper in getting ready for the next opponent.
West Virginia offensive coordinator Gerad Parker said Tuesday that he’s not a numbers guy, but even he admitted there are some statistics that are even possible to ignore.
To call Saturday’s game at Oklahoma State the biggest game of Neal Brown’s tenure as West Virginia University’s football coach may be true, but is also probably a bit unfair.
They’re missing some familiar names, but the first West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission football ratings of the 2020 season were released Tuesday afternoon.
Back in the day, if you didn’t see Bob Fretwell on the job as a Charleston Gazette sports writer, you’d likely see him in a pair of running shoes, heading down his latest competition course.
Donnie Mays gave in a little bit last Friday and watched a live stream of the Spring Valley at Martinsburg football game.
Aiden Satterfield, a senior wing for Charleston Catholic, announced his commitment to the West Liberty men’s basketball program on Twitter Monday.
HUNTINGTON — Marshall linebacker Tavante Beckett was everywhere for the Thundering Herd defense in Saturday’s 17-7 win over No. 23 Appalachian State. Now, Beckett is all over the national landscape as well.
When West Virginia University’s football team heads into an open week on its schedule, the coaching staff typically hits the road recruiting, scouting potential prospects in a litany of high school games. They’re also working on setting up official and unofficial visits so that those same re…
In having a bye week, West Virginia football players and coaching staff were afforded the opportunity to rest as Oklahoma State battled tooth and nail to survive an injury-plagued 16-7 opening win over Tulsa on Saturday.
Welcome to “Second Guess” Tuesday.
HUNTINGTON — After Saturday’s win over No. 23 Appalachian State, Marshall running back Brenden Knox was asked whether he felt like the Herd was a top 25 team.
MORGANTOWN — Certainly, it’s far too early to pass judgment on West Virginia’s new starting quarterback, Jarret Doege, but the early returns seem to indicate he may just be the real deal.
HUNTINGTON — Marshall came into Saturday’s contest against No. 23 Appalachian State having never defeated a ranked opponent in the history of Joan C. Edwards Stadium.
HUNTINGTON — It was meant to be. It just was.
HUNTINGTON — Mark Brookover, a member of Marshall University’s Young Thundering Herd football team, died Thursday. He was 66.
The college football season is only a few weeks old and already the confusion level is ratcheting up.
When Spring Valley first took the field as a consolidated school in 1998, it was playing at a certain level. Good enough to make the Class AAA state playoffs, but not good enough to advance.
To provide full disclosure, I admit that I am biased here.