MYERS: WVU trounces Texas

November 23, 2021

Throughout the 2021 season, West Virginia football fans bemoaned the plays that weren’t made which prevented victories, but on Saturday the Mountaineers played one of their best games of the season in the home finale in defeating Texas 31-23. Three separate times the Longhorns scored touchdowns and appeared to be turning the momentum, but on each occasion the West Virginia offense answered. In the second quarter the Mountaineers went on a 12 play, 82 yard, six minute touchdown drive after Texas had cut the lead to 14-7. And after the Longhorns had closed to within a score twice in the ...

MYERS: WVU stalls out vs. OK St.

November 9, 2021

After two consecutive positive performances the West Virginia offense had some momentum going into Saturday’s matchup against Oklahoma State and opened the game with a 64 yard drive leading to a field goal. From then on it was like facing a train running downhill. The Cowboys defense, with nine senior starters, then displayed one of the most dominating performances on that side of the ball seen at Mountaineer Field. Playing against press man to man coverage on pass attempts, unlike the Iowa State zone defense the week before, the WVU receivers could not win their matchups. But it was ...

HUGHES: Marshall’s move to the Sun Belt makes perfect sense

November 2, 2021

HUNTINGTON — In the ever-changing landscape of college sports, you either evolve or get left behind. Evolution is exactly what Marshall accomplished with its move to the Sun Belt Conference. When the university made the upcoming move by no later than July 1, 2023, official last Friday, that set several more pieces into motion. It further eroded Marshall’s former home, Conference USA, which is down to five member schools following the departures of schools like Old Dominion, Southern Miss and the Herd. That’s compounded with the departures of Charlotte, Rice, UTSA, Florida Atlantic, ...

Albright: Undefeated Doddridge football doing it differently than 2019 group

October 27, 2021

They stood larger than much of the classification. Hunter America, Cole James and the 2019 Doddridge County football team ruled the Class A roost. The Bulldogs dominated everyone on the way to a 10-0 regular-season record. If they wanted to run for 400 yards in a game, they could. Putting up 65 points? No problem. Match them up with a dominant Williamstown program? They came out on top and in impressive style, no less. Then graduations happened. Departures and new faces in new places sapped the bullying ability. Bobby Burnside and company no longer shouted out a number and ...

TUESDAY MORNING QUARTERBACK: Hope has left building

October 12, 2021

Although losing three of their first five games West Virginia football fans still had some hope. The losses had been close. The team was competitive. There was a chance it could turn the corner and still grab some wins. But after the wreckage of a 45-20 loss at Baylor on Saturday hope has left the building. There was nothing Mountaineer faithful saw that gave them any reason for optimism with half of the 2021 season remaining. The defense, which at times had played very well in earlier games, was shredded for 525 yards. Baylor touchdown scoring drives were all of 2, 8, 5, 5, 3 and 6 ...

ALBRIGHT: It may be a little early, but Patriots’ Samara Nunn making girls’ soccer POY voting a piece of cake

October 9, 2021

Parkersburg South midfielder Samara Nunn is the 2021 West Virginia Girls Soccer State Player of the Year. Period. End of discussion. Okay, so that last part isn’t entirely true. There are going to be two conversations, one amongst the coaches and one amongst the sportswriters. Cases are going to be made, voices may be raised, with voting taking place. Regardless, in a year where it appears Wheeling Park, George Washington and Cabell Midland have candidates of their own, this is an easy call: Nunn stands out. She’s the ultimate soccer player. There is no one close. No other ...