By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer Oklahoma State running back Ollie Gordon II is The Associated Press Big 12 offensive player of the year and touchdown-scoring, 362-pound Texas tackle T'Vondre Sweat is the league's top defensive player. Third-year Texas coach Steve Sarkisian was voted ...
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A federal lawsuit filed by a group of states alleges the NCAA's transfer rule for college athletes violates antitrust law. The lawsuit, filed in West Virginia's northern district, challenges the NCAA's authority to impose a one-year delay in the eligibility of ...
By JOHN RABY and AARON BEARD AP Sports Writers CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A federal lawsuit filed by a group of states alleges the NCAA's transfer rule for college athletes violates antitrust law. The lawsuit, filed in West Virginia's northern district, challenges the NCAA's authority to ...
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Blake Hinson scored a career-high 29 points, including a school-record nine 3-pointers, to lead Pittsburgh to a 80-63 win over West Virginia on Wednesday night. Carlton Carrington added 16 points and Guillermo Diaz Graham scored 15 as Pittsburgh (6-3) broke a ...
WACO, Texas (AP) — Garrett Greene threw for 269 yards with two touchdowns, including the game-winning 29-yard score to running back Jahiem White wide open down the left sideline with 23 seconds left, as West Virginia beat Baylor 34-31 on Saturday night. The Mountaineers (8-4, 6-3 Big 12 ...
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia bounced back from a blowout loss on the road with an impressive showing on both sides of the ball. Freshman Jahiem White rushed for a season-high 204 yards, Garrett Greene ran for a career-high 154 and the pair combined for five touchdowns in a 42-21 ...
Cincinnati (3-7, 1-6 Big 12) at West Virginia (6-4, 4-3), Saturday, 2:30 p.m. EST (ESPN+) Line: West Virginia by 6 1/2, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. Series record: West Virginia leads 16-3-1. WHAT'S AT STAKE? The former Big East rivals meet for the first time since 2011. West Virginia ...
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — At a school famous for elite quarterback play, Dillon Gabriel put on a show that surpassed all the greats. He accounted for a school-record eight touchdowns to help No. 17 Oklahoma roll past West Virginia 59-20 on Saturday night. Gabriel passed for 423 yards and five ...
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — The muscle of 240-pound CJ Donaldson and quick bursts from freshman Jahiem White proved to be too much for BYU. White rushed for a season-high 146 yards, Donaldson ran for 102 yards and two short touchdowns, and West Virginia used a dominant ground attack to become ...
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia guard Kerr Kriisa has been suspended nine games for receiving impermissible benefits. West Virginia announced the suspension Tuesday. West Virginia's athletic department said in a statement that it learned in late August that Kriisa admitted to ...
ORLANDO, FL (AP) — Garrett Greene ran for three touchdowns, West Virginia's defense forced four turnovers, including two interceptions from cornerback Beanie Bishop Jr., to slow down the high-powered UCF offense and the Mountaineers beat the Knights 41-28 on Saturday. UCF quarterback John ...
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia forward Akok Akok has been released from a hospital where he was taken after collapsing on the court during an exhibition game. "Akok is recovering at his home in Morgantown," West Virginia interim coach Josh Eilert said in a statement Sunday. "He will ...
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia had an offseason that no one hoped for. Hall of Fame coach Bob Huggins is gone following a June drunken-driving arrest. Assistant Josh Eilert was named interim coach and worked feverishly to keep his roster from imploding because players had an ...
ORLANDO, FL (AP) — West Virginia (4-3, 2-2 Big 12) at UCF (3-4, 0-4 Big 12), 12 p.m. ET (FS1) Line: UCF by 7, according to FanDuel SportsBook Series Record: West Virginia leads 2-0 WHAT'S AT STAKE? UCF has not had the introduction to the Big 12 the team hoped. Nearly midway through their ...
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Oklahoma State's Mike Gundy wants emerging star Ollie Gordon II to stay humble. The sophomore running back says his coach has nothing to worry about. Gordon rushed for a career-high 282 yards and scored four touchdowns to lead Oklahoma State to a 48-34 victory over ...
Injured linebacker Trey Lathan and safety Aubrey Burks are set to return to West Virginia's campus after they were carted off the field and taken to a hospital during a 24-21 win at TCU over the weekend, coach Neal Brown said Monday. Lathan underwent surgery on a lower leg injury and will miss ...
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — West Virginia defensive lineman Sean Martin was among the players forced off the field on a tough night for injuries for the Mountaineers. He was back out there at the end. Martin and Mike Lockhart blocked field goals in the final five minutes after Michael Hayes ...
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — Rasheen Ali ran for 174 yards and two touchdowns to lift Marshall to a 24-17 victory over Virginia Tech on Saturday. Ali ran for touchdowns of 56 and 1 yards to keep the Thundering Herd (3-0) unbeaten. Virginia Tech (1-3) was without injured quarterback Grant Wells, ...
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Nicco Marchiol's first career start was full of hiccups, oversights and mistakes. The West Virginia quarterback sure was happy about how it turned out. "Ecstatic to come out victorious," Marchiol said. The redshirt freshman threw a touchdown pass in place of the ...
Texas Tech (1-2) at West Virginia (2-1), Saturday, 3:30 p.m. ET (ESPN+) Line: Texas Tech by 6 1/2, according to FanDuel SportsBook. Series Record: Tied 6-6. WHAT'S AT STAKE West Virginia is on a two-game winning streak and coach Neal Brown has yet to win three in a row. Now in his fifth ...