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Chavas Rawlins is feeling pretty good today. Now that one of the nation's top dual-threat quarterbacks is committed to West Virginia University, he can go on with his life, the recruiting process behind
Chavas Rawlins is feeling pretty good today. Now that one of the nation's top dual-threat quarterbacks is committed to West Virginia University, he can go on with his life, the recruiting process behind
Dual-threat quarterback Chavas Rawlins has informed WVU head coach Dana Holgorsen that he is adding his name to the 2013 commitment list. Rawlins, a long-time WVU target, is a 6'4" signal-caller from
The Mountaineer football staff has picked up their quarterback recruit for the 2013 class.
A day following word of West Virginia's 2014 matchup with Alabama, there is yet another connection between the Big 12 and the SEC. According to CBSSports.com, the two conferences have agreed to meet in
Two power conferences would face each other if both champs are left out of four-team playoff.
West Virginia University Football has been named No. 12 by Athlon Sports, publisher of the No. 1-selling college football magazine. Every year in early May, Athlon Sports announces its preseason poll
The Mountaineer Football Program was heavily highlighted in Athlon Sports' and Phil Steele's Preseason Big 12 and All-American selections.
Oliver Luck was in Shepherdstown Thursday night with the WVU Coaches Caravan and spoke about a number of issues regarding his athletic department. The big topic of discussion at the Clarion Hotel was
See what Luck had to say about the Alabama game, the Big 12 and his work as athletic director.
West Virginia University will meet the defending National Champs, Alabama, in the 2014 Chic-Fil-A Kickoff Classic. Tickets to the game at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta will be split evenly between the two
WVU will begin the 2014 season by taking on Marion County native and Alabama Head Coach Nick Saban and the Crimson Tide
West Virginia University football will have a part in a commercial for ESPN's College GameDay promotions this fall. Head coach Dana Holgorsen and WVU Mountaineer mascot Jonathan Kimble will be involved
Jonathan Kimble is excited to represent West Virginia on a national scale in College GameDay spot.
West Virginia University is working to get its football team back to the site of one of the program's greatest victories. Nick Saban, Alabama head coach and a West Virginia native himself, alluded to
Mountaineers and Crimson Tide close to finalizing details to meet in Chick-Fil-A Kickoff Game.
Robert Gillespie went to south Florida in search of a big inside linebacker to fill one of two positions on West Virginia's defense in 2013. The player he found at American Heritage Plantation is even bigger
Mountaineers are trying to stand out in a growing list of offers for this American Heritage Plantation linebacker.
Owen Schmitt has four years of NFL experience and hopes to add to that total. The former West Virginia University fullback is currently an unrestricted free agent. He spent the first two years of his
Schmitt is trying to continue his four-year NFL career
When Daron Roberts made the switch to the defensive side of the ball for West Virginia over the offseason, he called the move one to the "dark side." The new cornerback coach was getting back to the position
Mountaineers assistant Daron Roberts discusses the mentality he and his unit have heading into the fall.
Rookie mini-camps are very popular around the NFL right now. Some teams have already conducted their rookie mini-camps. Others, like the Seattle Seahawks, are right in the middle of theirs. Former WVU
Former WVU Defensive End Bruce Irvin had his first opportunity to show his new coaches what he can do in Seattle
When Hodari Christian committed to the West Virginia football team Friday, his high school coach knew the Mountaineers staff would be thrilled with the pickup. Jim Ward was certain of that because he
Latest Mountaineer commit comes with seal of approval as he adds his name to 2013 class.
According to a report from the Pittsburgh-Tribune Review, head WVU football coach Dana Holgorsen and his staff received their third verbal commitment for the 2013 class this morning when local linebacker
Head coach Dana Holgorsen and his staff received some good news this morning on the recruiting front.
Monty Nelson knows what he wants in a college. As he continues to receive scholarship offers heading into his senior season of football, he has a simple three-part evaluation process to grade out the teams that
Mountaineers target uses a three-step evaluation to grade out the colleges that have offered him for 2013.
The hot phrase of the week around West Virginia is tier three rights. But, do you really know what tier three rights are? We sought the help of Big 12 Associate Commissioner Bob Burda to help answer that
Big 12 Associate Commissioner Bob Burda explains what tier three rights are, and why those rights are significant for its member institutions
A pair of West Virginia University Football players were arrested this week. The Dominion Post is reporting starting safeties Terence Garvin and Darwin Cook were arrested for shoplifting.The report indicates
A pair of WVU football players are facing misdemeanor charges following an incident that allegedly occurred last month in Morgantown
Former West Virginia University Cornerback Keith Tandy has reportedly inked a four year deal with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.The Buccaneers took Tandy in the sixth round of the NFL draft. Tandy recently
Tandy signed a four-year deal with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
When Bob Bowlsby accepted the Big 12 Commissioner job, it left Stanford without an Athletic Director. There are a number of names being thrown out as possible candidates for that job. West Virginia Athletic
WVU Athletic Director Oliver Luck could be a candidate for Stanford AD. The San Francisco Chronicle's Tom Fitzgerald does not believe Luck will take the job, if offered.
The new Big 12 television contract will fetch about $20 million per year for each of the Conference's ten teams. That is before each of those ten schools profit from their tier three rights. For the Big
WVU is beginning to explore the value of its third tier rights
Former Mountaineer Football standout Bruce Irvin has officially agreed to a 4-year contract with the Seattle Seahawks. According to Andrew Brandt, ESPN NFL Business Analyst, Irvin gets $9.34M fully guaranteed
The 15th overall pick in the 2012 NFL Draft, Irvin becomes the first first-rounder to sign.
There are two trophies that stand out in college football more than any others. They are the National Championship trophy and the Heisman Trophy. Both carry important meaning. Two West Virginia players
1978 Heisman Trophy winner Billy Sims recalls his run for the Heisman and has some advice for Geno Smith and Tavon Austin
Just days after the Big 12 Conference named its new commissioner, the Big East is now searching for one of its own. John Marinatto resigned from the post Monday after serving just under three years as
Conference will begin search for new commissioner as Joseph Bailey III serves in interim basis.
You find many assistant coaches strolling through the halls of the football offices this time of year. When the spring practice period wrapped up for West Virginia, many of the coaches stepped away from
Mountaineer assistants hit the road to find talent and build relationships for the future of the football program.
West Virginia is currently after two players who line up at the same position for the same school in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. University School outside linebackers Nick Internicola and Skai Moore each carry
Nick Internicola and Skai Moore interested in offers from West Virginia while preparing for senior season.
West Virginia Football standouts Will Clarke, Jeff Braun, Taige Redman and Ryan Nehlen can add a very special honor to their resume...WVU Football's 2012 Iron Mountaineer. Every year, at the conclusion
Every year, at the conclusion of West Virginia Spring Football, top performers from the Mountaineers' offseason workouts are compiled, and their teammates vote on who they believe deserves the Iron Mountaineer Award.
Owen Schmitt closed out his college football career by helping West Virginia blowout Oklahoma 48-28. He went on to be a fifth round draft pick by the Seattle Seahawks. Schmitt spent two seasons with the
Former WVU Fullback Owen Schmitt is a free agent. He is trying to be patient while he waits for a call from an NFL team.
WVU Head Coaches Bob Huggins and Dana Holgorsen were in Parkersburg on Thursday. They attended the most recent Coaches Caravan stop there.Holgorsen discussed the Big 12, recruiting and the upcoming season.
Both Bob Huggins and Dana Holgorsen spoke with the media at the Coaches Caravan stop in Parkersburg
The Big 12 spent the better part of the past year looking for a new Commissioner. Dan Beebe was removed from his position as Big 12 Commissioner last year. Chuck Neinas filled in as the interim Commissioner
Bowlsby calls the future "very bright" for the Big 12. He also said he really likes the additions of West Virginia and TCU to the conference.
Former West Virginia University Fullback Owen Schmitt signed a one-year contract with the Oakland Raiders. Schmitt worked out for the Raiders on Tuesday and was quickly signed by Oakland.Raiders Offensive
Schmitt signed a contract shortly after completing a workout for the Raiders
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