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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 ...

BENNETT: Literally, happy to be back

I have to say it’s really good to be back at work. Would I prefer to be a rich millionaire and spend my days on a luxury yacht? Perhaps, but I’ve always enjoyed what I do. However, back in May following the Little Kanawha Conference track and field championships at St. Marys I ended up ...

Monday Morning Quarterback: Welcome to the unknown, Mountaineers

For WVU Mountaineer football fans, the beginning of every season always has an element of uncertainty. Sure, we may have a general idea of whether there are reasons for optimism, but how the year will actually play out always remains in question. In 2025,however, we have graduated from ...