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Woods, Bray hope to juke injuries this season

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MORGANTOWN — The Ohio game in 2025 was bad for West Virginia football for multiple reasons. But the lasting image, other than the Bobcats playing the Tavon Austin highlight song on the jumbotron after a 17-10 win, was the cart coming out to take running back Jahiem White off the field. White was illegally tackled, and just by watching it, you could tell he was done for the year. It was a significant blow to the offense, especially since Rich Rodriguez runs the ball so much. A few drives later, wide receiver Jaden Bray was carted off as well. Another major piece of the team ...

Mountaineer Pride: Going against grain paid off Latimer brothers

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It was December 2, 2025. The next day was early National Signing Day for high school seniors looking to play college football. Running back Amari Latimer, a 4-star out of Fairburn, Georgia, had a big decision to make. He was the 21st-ranked running back in the entire class, and many teams and fans were anxiously waiting. Latimer had been committed to Wisconsin since June of that year. But he wasn’t certain about the Badgers. Latimer felt pressure to play for the Badgers because that’s where his brother, Geimere Latimer Jr., was. It seemed like the easy choice, but not for ...

Calhoun County riding high from opener

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MT. ZION — Calhoun County's 42-18 victory last week against visiting Gilmer County allowed fourth-year head coach Jeff Goodrich's Red Devils to start 1-0 for the first time since 2019. The Red Devils are celebrating homecoming at 7 p.m. today as Richwood rolls into town with CCHS trying to ...

Rich Rod discusses changes to football calendar

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MORGANTOWN — The college football season is officially underway. West Virginia football’s 2026 season is still a few days from starting when it opens against Coastal Carolina on Sept. 5, and so are the rest of the FBS schools, but there were games last weekend in Week 0. A couple of the ...

Mountaineer Pride: Keeping Cook healthy key for West Virginia

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Rich Rodriguez’s biggest offseason move this fall for West Virginia was adding Jacksonville State running back Cam Cook. But that’s not how to address him. He’s last year’s nation-leading rusher Cam Cook. Cook carried the ball for 1,659 yards, leading the FBS. Cook knows that’s how ...