West Virginia University sophomore Timothy Eads can cross off one item from the bucket list he created his freshman year of high school—to serve as the Mountaineer Mascot. Eads heard his name announced as the next Mountaineer tonight (Feb. 25) at the men’s basketball game vs. Texas Christian University.
West Virginia University Director of Athletics Shane Lyons announced today that WVU and Alabama will play a home-and-home football series beginning in 2026.
The four finalists vying for the title to represent the student body as the 67th West Virginia University Mountaineer Mascot come from a variety of academic backgrounds and are involved in an array of extra-curricular activities. All West Virginia natives, they will compete wearing buckskins and carrying the rifle in a cheer-off held during the men’s basketball game vs. Kansas State at 9 p.m. Monday, Feb. 18, in the WVU Coliseum.
Deputy Director of Athletics Keli Zinn has been named to the prestigious Sports Business Journal's Forty Under 40 class of 2019.
The West Virginia University Board of Governors today (Feb. 8) gave final approval to a trio of updated policies, and also sent out for comment the latest updated rule as it works to complete policy revisions in the wake of the adoption of laws permitting more independence from the state Higher Education Policy Commission. The three rules, unanimously approved, deal with conflicts of interest, outside consulting and ethics; identify theft detection and prevention; and a tobacco-free campus.
It's the start of a new era for West Virginia University football, and fans will get their first chance to see the Mountaineers under coach Neal Brown at the annual Gold-Blue Spring Game, presented by U.S. Cellular on Saturday, April 13, at 1 p.m., at Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium.
West Virginia University is revealing its newest class of Mountaineer football players on Wednesday (Feb. 6) and WVUsports.com once again will be inside the Milan Puskar Center to provide exclusive live coverage.
Merry Ann Nehlen, 82, wife of Hall of Fame coach Don Nehlen, passed away peacefully at home Jan. 28 surrounded by family following a long battle with Alzheimer's disease.
Learn a little about the new coach before Gee presses him with hard-hitting WVU and West Virginia trivia such as “What’s a pepperoni roll?” and “What do you say after you hear someone chant ‘Let’s go?’”
Neal Brown was introduced as West Virginia University's 35th head football coach on Thursday (Jan. 10) in a news conference at the Milan Puskar Center Team Room.