Pair Of Wheeling University Athletes Honored By MEC

September 22, 2026

FAIRMONT, W. Va. -- The Mountain East Conference has announced Monday the winners of this week’s Football Player of the Week awards. The MEC Player of the Week awards are presented by The Health Plan. West Virginia Wesleyan's quarterback Liam McGuire was selected as the MEC Offensive Player of the Week, Wheeling’s outside linebacker Jalen Higginbotham was named the MEC Defensive Player of the Week, and Charleston’s kicker Zachary Alvarez was named the MEC Special Teams Player of the Week. Higginbotham, a sophomore from Suitland, Md., repeated as the league’s defensive player ...

‘So What, Now What?’: Monken Wants To See What Browns, Watson Are Made Of After Improbable Win

September 22, 2026

CLEVELAND (AP) — Deshaun Watson tried to blame the media for his preseason and Week 1 struggles by saying there was “this expectation that I’m supposed to throw 400 yards, five touchdowns every week.” Passing for 238 yards, two touchdowns and not committing a turnover will ...

WVU Football’s Punting Shows Highs, Lows Through Three Games

September 22, 2026

MORGANTOWN — West Virginia football’s offense scored 38 points on No. 25 Virginia’s top-rated offense through the first two games. Quarterback Michael Hawkins Jr. scored five total touchdowns, the rushing attack had 247 yards and the offense as a whole totaled 437 yards. Defensively, it ...

Kyle Larson, Joey Logano Climbing In NASCAR Chase With Pressure Mounting On Ryan Blaney

September 22, 2026

If Ryan Blaney’s analysis of the NASCAR Chase is accurate, then his championship bid is already over after only three of 10 races in the run to the title. “I just don’t see that you can finish outside the top 30 multiple times and have a shot,” Blaney said last week. “It’s just ...

Miles Sadler Hears The Hype, But His Focus At WVU Is To Simply Improve

September 22, 2026

MORGANTOWN – As the doors to the West Virginia practice facility opened Monday, Miles Sadler was making his usual rounds. He moves around from one group of teammates to the next and stops to have a short conversation with a WVU assistant. If you already didn’t know who Sadler was, he ...

Big 12 On The Rise, Landing Three Teams In Top 15 And Jockeying For Multiple CFP Bids

September 22, 2026

The early storylines in college football already seem unforgettable: Michigan's double Hail Mary win. Oregon's shocking loss at Oklahoma State. North Carolina State's loss when it had the ball and the lead with 10 seconds left. Texas supplanting Ohio State at No. 1 after an extraordinary ...