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After 7 Years of Frustration, Here's Why WVU Fans Should Believe Again For the past seven years, West Virginia football has not been what we are all accustomed to seeing. In that timeframe, the Mountaineers have...

JULY 22 • SI.COM

WVU's Rich Rodriguez is Six Wins Away From a Historic Milestone Rich Rodriguez isn’t in the deal to chase down milestones, but if the West Virginia Mountaineers get off to a scorching-hot start in 2026, h...

JULY 22 • SI.COM

College Football All-Century Team: Vince Young Or Tim Tebow At QB? Who Gets Nod At WR?

Who are the best players at each position in college football since the turn of the century? Joel Klatt named his All-Century Team.

JULY 20 • FOX SPORTS

College Football All-Century Team: Vince Young Or Tim Tebow At QB? Who Gets Nod At WR?

Scotty Fox Jr. - Tabbed for QB2 role Fox is believed to be losing the race to be West Virginia's starting quarterback for the 2026 season, according to Schuyler Callihan of Sports Interactive.

Impact While there hasn't been any official confirmation, it seems Fox will be the Mountaineers' QB2 this season behind Michael Hawkins, who transferred from Oklahoma in the offseason. Fox made 10 starts for West Virginia in the 2025 season, completing 59.4 percent of his passes for 1,276 yards and a 7:6 TD:INT while adding 201 yards and three scores on the ground.

JULY 20 • ROTOWIRE

Michael Hawkins Jr. - Leading race for QB1 gig Hawkins is believed to be leading the race to be West Virginia's starting quarterback for the 2026 season, according to Schuyler Callihan of Sports Interactive.

Impact While there hasn't been any official confirmation, it seems Hawkins is ahead of Scotty Fox in the race to open the 2026 season as the Mountaineers' starting quarterback. Hawkins transferred to West Virginia after spending two seasons at Oklahoma, totaling 950 passing yards, six touchdowns and two interceptions in addition to 262 rushing yards and two scores on the ground.

JULY 20 • ROTOWIRE

Ben Cutter Gives Clear Answer on Whether He'll Return to WVU in 2027 The NCAA is moving to a new age-based eligibility model, which will give student-athletes five years to play five. This means that players e...

JULY 19 • SI.COM

Ben Cutter Says WVU Has 'A Lot Better Players' and 'A Lot Better Character' on Defense West Virginia’s defense is full of new faces in 2026, but there are a few returners who will be playing in elevated roles, such as linebacke...

JULY 19 • SI.COM

Could This WVU True Freshman QB Have a Brighter Future at Wide Receiver? The only chance West Virginia freshman quarterback John Johnson III will have to see the field this fall will be sometime within the first t...

JULY 18 • SI.COM

This WVU Summer Enrollee Has the Best Chance to See the Field in 2026 West Virginia head football coach Rich Rodriguez is not afraid to play true freshmen, as we all know. And this fall, we will certainly see a...

JULY 18 • SI.COM

Buying or Selling: 10 WVU Football Takes Ahead of Fall Camp Here in just a couple of weeks, the West Virginia Mountaineers will be hitting the practice field to open up fall camp and unofficially begi...

JULY 17 • SI.COM

Projected Roles for the 11 West Virginia Natives on WVU's Football Roster The West Virginia Mountaineers typically have a dozen or so players who hail from the Mountain State, and that's no different this year, as...

JULY 14 • SI.COM

Predicting WVU's Team Leaders in Every Major Statistical Category With so many new faces on the West Virginia football roster, it's going to take a few weeks for the casual fan to learn the top playmakers f...

JULY 12 • SI.COM

The ESPN FPI Predicts Every Game on WVU Football's 2026 Schedule Rich Rodriguez is feeling pretty confident about his roster in 2026, believing they will exceed everyone's expectations, including the opini...

JULY 10 • SI.COM

This 2026 WVU Football Record Projection Won't Age Well No one is expecting the West Virginia Mountaineers to contend for a Big 12 title in 2026, but they also won't be among the worst teams in th...

JULY 10 • SI.COM

Rich Rod Pounds the Table to Bring Back Regional Conferences West Virginia in the Big 12 has never been an ideal fit in the geographical sense. Even with the recent additions of Cincinnati and UCF, the...

JULY 9 • SI.COM

Rich Rod Thinks WVU Has a Future Star on the Offensive Line Coming into the 2025 season, West Virginia offensive lineman Nick Krahe had logged a grand total of 30 in-game snaps. He wasn't necessarily...

JULY 9 • SI.COM

Rich Rod Thinks WVU Will Be 'Better Than People Predict' in 2026 – Here's Why Before Big 12 Media Days got underway, one of the things I said I'd be closely watching from Rich Rodriguez was his confidence in this team'...

JULY 9 • SI.COM

Rich Rodriguez Identified the WVU Position Group That Could Show the Most Improvement Much of West Virginia's 2026 roster is new, but when it comes to the wide receiving corps, it's full of new faces. Oftentimes, when you have...

JULY 9 • SI.COM

Everything WVU Head Coach Rich Rodriguez Said at Big 12 Media Day West Virginia head football coach Rich Rodriguez was the final coach to take the stage at Big 12 Media Days and was asked a variety of quest...

JULY 8 • SI.COM

Scotty Fox Jr. - Battling Hawkins for QB1 Fox is competing with Michael Hawkins for the Mountaineers' QB1 gig, per Spencer Ripchik of The Dominion Post.

Impact Fox had a solid season last fall in Morgantown, tossing for 1,276 yards, seven touchdowns and six interceptions while adding 201 yards and three scores on the ground. However, the Mountaineers also brought in Oklahoma transfer Michael Hawkins, and the two are reportedly locked in a legitimate quarterback battle that looks set to unfold during fall camp.

JULY 8 • ROTOWIRE

Michael Hawkins Jr. - Competing for starting gig Hawkins is competing for the QB1 gig in Morgantown with Scotty Fox, per Spencer Ripchik of The Dominion Post.

Impact Hawkins transferred to West Virginia after spending two seasons at Oklahoma, totaling 950 passing yards, six touchdowns and two interceptions in addition to 262 rushing yards and two scores on the ground. Now, he's firmly in a battle with the returnee Scotty Fox, who got plenty of experience last year with the Mountaineers tossing for 1,276 yards, seven touchdowns and six interceptions while completing 59.4 percent of his passes.

JULY 8 • ROTOWIRE

Where Does WVU Finish? Predicting the 2026 Big 12 Football Standings Rich Rodriguez is set to enter year two of his second stint as the head coach at West Virginia, and after a disappointing campaign in 2025,...

JULY 7 • SI.COM

What Rich Rodriguez Might Reveal at Big 12 Media Day About WVU's 2026 Season This week, Rich Rodriguez and a few Mountaineers will be headed to Frisco, Texas to participate in Big 12 Media Days. The event will begin t...

JULY 6 • SI.COM

Paul Finebaum Isn't Sold on WVU QB Mike Hawkins Jr. After SEC Tape The West Virginia Mountaineers are about to turn the corner, whether folks believe it or not. Rich Rodriguez did a wonderful job on the recr...

JULY 6 • SI.COM

WVU Football Unveils Change to One of Its Helmet Options The 2026 college football season is just around the corner, and once again, the West Virginia Mountaineers have made a slight change to thei...

JULY 1 • SI.COM

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