West Virginia Mountaineers News

How WVU Can Finally End Its Seven-Year Rankings Drought It's been a minute since West Virginia was nationally relevant in football, and that's part of the reason Rich Rodriguez came back for a sec...

2 DAYS AGO • SI.COM

Predicting Two Position Changes We Will See Ahead of WVU's 2026 Season Just 75 days. That's all that stands between the present moment and when the West Virginia Mountaineers kick off the 2026 season against the...

5 DAYS AGO • SI.COM

Odds Released for WVU to Win the Big 12 in 2026 Year two of the Rich Rodriguez era is just a little over two months away from getting underway, and although expectations are fairly low loc...

JUNE 20 • SI.COM

West Virginia cools off Troy's hot bats to keep its College World Series run going with a 12-0 win

Dawson Montesa held Troy to two hits while pitching into the sixth inning, West Virginia’s bullpen worked out of two bases-loaded situations and Gavin Kelly hit a three-run homer a...

JUNE 16 • Associated Press

North Carolina gains inside track to College World Series finals with 5-2 win over West Virginia

Gavin Gallaher’s two-run triple gave North Carolina the lead in the seventh inning to help send the Tar Heels to a 5-2 win over West Virginia in the College World Series

JUNE 15 • Associated Press

George Darlington, longest-serving Nebraska football assistant under Osborne and Solich, dies at 87

George Darlington, the longest-serving assistant coach in Nebraska football history and on the staff of three national championship teams under Tom Osborne, has died at the age of...

JUNE 14 • Associated Press

West Virginia beats Troy 7-5 in meeting of teams making their first College World Series appearances

Tyrus Hall hit the tiebreaking single in the eighth inning, Ian Korn held Troy to one run in his longest relief appearance of the season and West Virginia beat the Trojans 7-5 in a...

JUNE 12 • Associated Press

5 West Virginia Players Oklahoma State Fans Need to Know for 2026 Season The West Virginia Mountaineers are entering year two under head coach Rich Rodriguez for the second time in program history.

JUNE 12 • SI.COM

Breaking Down West Virginia's Strengths, Weaknesses, & 1 Thing That Could Beat Oklahoma State Rich Rodriguez coaches exciting football teams, especially on the offensive end. That's just one reason why the West Virginia Mountaineers w...

JUNE 9 • SI.COM

America's Team? WVU's Tradition of Singing "Take Me Home, Country Roads" Goes Viral Singing John Denver's "Country Roads, Take Me Home" after a win became a tradition for West Virginia during Rich Rodriguez's first stint in...

JUNE 2 • SI.COM

Offensive mastermind Mike Leach, who died in 2022, heads ballot for College Football Hall of Fame

Offensive mastermind Mike Leach is among the nominees for the 2027 College Football Hall of Fame class

JUNE 1 • Associated Press

Big 12 coaches unanimously agree on their preference for a 24-team playoff

Big 12 coaches are in unanimous agreement on their preference for a 24-team College Football Playoff

MAY 28 • Associated Press

Top Storylines From the 2026 FOX College Football Friday Schedule Release

FOX Sports recently revealed its 2026 FOX college football Friday schedule. RJ Young provides the top storylines to watch.

MAY 8 • FOX SPORTS

Top Storylines From the 2026 FOX College Football Friday Schedule Release

WVU's Big 12 Title Odds Indicate They Are a Major Sleeper — Just the Way They Like It Winning the Big 12 title is not something anyone outside of the state of West Virginia is expecting the Mountaineers to do in year two of Ri...

MAY 7 • SI.COM

Here are 16 football players to watch next season in the Big 12 Conference

There is hearty mix of returning football players and Big 12 newcomers that will be worth a watch next fall

APRIL 22 • Associated Press

WVU Snags Commitment From Another Hard-Hitting 2027 Linebacker For the second time in as many days, the West Virginia Mountaineers picked up a commitment from a linebacker in the 2027 recruiting class. T...

APRIL 19 • SI.COM

Jaden Bray - Healthy for spring ball Bray (undisclosed) is healthy for spring ball, per The Dominion Post.

Impact Bray missed the majority of the 2025 season, playing in just the first two games before sitting out the rest of the year. He tallied seven catches for 95 yards this past fall before his injury, but the wideout should be primed for a much bigger output in his fifth-year senior season. The fact that he's healthy for spring ball can only help his case to make an early impact in the Mountaineer offense.

MARCH 13 • ROTOWIRE

Neal Brown Gives Brutally Honest Thoughts On His Time at West Virginia The Neal Brown era with the West Virginia Mountaineers is now a thing of the past, as Brown is gearing up for his next chapter in Denton wit...

FEBRUARY 20 • SI.COM

West Virginia Travels to Liberty for Three-Game Weekend Series The West Virginia Mountaineers (3-0) will navigate through the mountains and into Lynchburg, Virginia to face the Liberty Flames (2-1) for a...

FEBRUARY 20 • SI.COM

West Virginia Loses Top RB Recruit, Bringing 2027 Class Back to Zero For the second time in this 2027 recruiting cycle, the West Virginia Mountaineers have lost a commitment. On Thursday, four-star running bac...

JANUARY 30 • SI.COM

The 14 Mountaineers Who Are Still Searching for a Home in the Transfer Portal The majority of West Virginia players who departed that program have found their next home. There are, however, fourteen who are still on th...

JANUARY 29 • SI.COM

Despite a returning coach, West Virginia lost dozens of players to the transfer portal

The college football transfer portal took a toll on West Virginia

JANUARY 28 • Associated Press

Ross Hodge Praises Maturity, Defense After WVU Captures First Road Win The West Virginia Mountaineers (13-6, 4-2) captured their first road win of the season after taking down the Arizona State Sun Devils (10-9,...

JANUARY 22 • SI.COM

Curt Cignetti has brought Indiana to national championship game in just 2 years

Curt Cignetti has turned heads in the college football world after leading Indiana to its first undefeated season and national championship game appearance

JANUARY 18 • Associated Press

Curtis Jones Jr. Transfers to One of West Virginia's Most Heated Rivals A West Virginia kid born and raised has left the Mountaineers for one of the program's biggest rivals, Virginia Tech. Linebacker and part-ti...

JANUARY 18 • SI.COM

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