MORGANTOWN — It was sort of a subtle point made by Neal Brown late Thursday night, in the moments following West Virginia’s 43-40 victory against Baylor. He […]
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When WVU’s run game became a concern, Tony Mathis Jr. answered the call against Baylor
MORGANTOWN — Up until Thursday night, Baylor’s run defense had been as menacing as the old Steel Curtain of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ glory days. No player had […]
COLUMN: WVU’s win against Baylor a story with many layers
MORGANTOWN — By the time Kyron Drones’ body hit the artificial turf at Milan Puskar Stadium for the final time Thursday night and the clock hit all […]
Big men, big battle: WVU’s Frazier, Baylor’s Ika in the spotlight
MORGANTOWN — If there was ever a moment where the unsung hero gets his moment of glory on a football field, Thursday’s West Virginia-Baylor game may be […]
Welcome to the red zone, where WVU’s defense has been a mixed bag this season
MORGANTOWN — Call it the secret stat for Thursday night that may mean the ball game, or it could be completely meaningless. In either case, here goes: […]
COLUMN: WVU receivers have some work to do just to reach underrated status
MORGANTOWN — If Neal Brown hadn’t been sitting behind a table and a microphone, you would have sworn, for just a moment, the WVU head football coach […]
NOTEBOOK: Mike O’Laughlin’s status up in the air, but WVU appears mostly healthy heading into Baylor game
MORGANTOWN — At first glance, it would appear West Virginia’s week off from football proved beneficial in terms of the Mountaineers’ overall health. There are still question […]
WVU football team hopes to see better catching efforts, results
There is a standard of 90% Neal Brown goes by whenever he grades WVU receivers. As in the Mountaineers’ wideouts are expected to catch at least nine […]
COLUMN: Going by the numbers, WVU better keep scoring if it wants to compete in the Big 12 this season
MORGANTOWN — Full disclosure here: I’ve always been a stats and numbers kind of guy, even as a little kid. My fascination with sports cards as a […]
Despite what the numbers say, Neal Brown knows the WVU secondary needs help
MORGANTOWN — There are really just two ways to interpret the statistics judging West Virginia’s secondary through its first five games this season, and neither of them […]
