Published on: 15th July, 2011
West Virginia redshirt sophomore linebacker Branko Busick—son of former WWF wrestler Big Bully Busick—was booted from the football team earlier this week. Head coach Dana Holgorsen cited a violation of team rules as the deciding factor in the dismissal of Busick, while the fact that Busick was arrested earlier in the week ...Published on: 9th January, 2010
Many people in the college football world—even the fans—have been quite critical of second-year West Virginia head coach, Bill Stewart. However, having finished in the top 25, two years in a row (Stewart's tenure) and making two consecutive bowl appearances, shows me that Stewart and the Mountaineers are right on track. Then ...Published on: 25th December, 2009
West Virginia starting safety, Nate Sowers and defensive lineman, Scooter Berry will miss the 2010 Gator bowl due to academic failure. According to fall semester grades released on Dec.23, neither player has met the NCAA eligibility requirements for athletes and will not be permitted to participate in the highly touted ...Published on: 18th December, 2009
After sitting out his first season of college football, former West Virginia wide receiver, Chris Henry, began to live—as a football star—in 2003. Henry became a starter for Rich Rodriguez’ Mountaineers and didn’t stop there. After catching 41 passes, scoring 10 touchdowns, and gaining just over 1000 yards, in his first active ...Published on: 14th December, 2009
West Virginia and Florida State are tied at No.3, for most appearances in college football’s Gator Bowl. FSU’s record is much better at 5-0-1, while WVU is 1-5 all-time. The 2010 Gator Bowl will see these two teams return, to tie them with Florida at No. 2 in all-time appearances. However, this ...Published on: 30th November, 2009
With a great deal of class, Marshall University head football coach, Mark Snyder, has resigned. When will the school announce the hiring of Al Groh? Though Groh was not as successful as he would have liked to have been, or the University of Virginia would have liked him to have been, ...Published on: 28th November, 2009
Unfortunately, it is quite impossible these days to complete a full college football game without a missed call or bad call from the officiating crew. It is also growing more common for ESPN commentators to not know what they are doing. To get to the point: There were several missed calls in the ...Published on: 23rd November, 2009
When the Mountaineers of West Virginia have needed it most, they didn’t get it. However, whether it decides a berth in the National Championship game, a Big East title, or simply bragging rights, the Backyard Brawl is one of the most important football games for the Mountaineers and the Panthers of ...Published on: 14th November, 2009
First of all, I want to take nothing away from the Cincinnati Bearcats. I want to take nothing away from the WVU Mountaineers. However, I want to take everything away from the Big East officiating crew for the Friday night game in Cincinnati. This game could have ended in a very different way, ...Published on: 14th November, 2009
The Mountaineers of West Virginia put up quite a fight in their 21-24 loss to Cincinnati Friday night. Being a lifelong WVU fan, this kind of game really tears at the heartstrings. Of course I wanted WVU to win the game and go on to win the Big East title. However, watching ...