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Monday Morning Quarterback: Rinse and repeat

Observers who chose not to stay up until past 1:30 a.m. Saturday morning to watch West Virginia lose to BYU 38-24 might have looked at the final score Saturday morning and concluded that the Mountaineers had at least shown improvement and were competitive. They would be sadly mistaken. Neither ...

Monday Morning Quarterback: Picking up the pieces

West Virginia wore their 1965 throwback uniforms Saturday. That 1965 squad had a respectable 6-4 record, beat Pitt and Virginia Tech and averaged 28 points per game. So to those from that team who are still with us an apology is to be extended for their legacy having been besmirched by the ...

Monday Morning Quarterback: A reality check for the Mountaineers

The dramatic win over rival Pittsburgh the previous Saturday gave Mountaineer fans an upbeat feeling over the succeeding several days, but a quick reality check has tempered enthusiasm. West Virginia was blasted at Kansas 41-10 Saturday where it was not competitive and outplayed in every phase ...

HOLLAND: Kidder – ‘happy to be their coach’

After 28 years and 521 wins as a high school volleyball coach, Ron Kidder contemplated stepping away. It would have been an understandable decision. Kidder had just guided the Marietta Tigers to back-to-back district titles in 2023 and 2024 and watched six key players go off to college. He ...

Monday Morning Quarterback: A resilient bunch at WVU

Midway through the third quarter Saturday West Virginia had a 14-3 lead and WVU fans had hope that an upset was in the making. But then in a span of less than 12 minutes of game clock time it appeared to unravel, as Pittsburgh scored two field goals and two touchdowns to take a 24-14 advantage ...

Monday Morning Quarterback: A dark day for WVU

When Neal Brown was let go after the 2024 season most WVU football fans recognized that the first year in the transition to a new coaching staff would have some bumps in the road. But being dominated by a Mid-American Conference football opponent is not what we had in mind. This was beyond ...