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West Virginia Opens as Heavy Underdogs for Coal Rush Game vs. TCU
Yesterday was a great opportunity for West Virginia to get back in the win column and ride some momentum coming back home for a night game against TCU, but instead, the poor play continued with a resounding 45-13 loss to UCF that spells trouble for what’s left of the 2025 season.
Early Sunday morning, the opening odds for West Virginia’s home clash with TCU were revealed, and the Horned Frogs will begin the week as 14.5-point favorites. Considering the way the Mountaineers have been dominated in Big 12 Conference play, I’d be shocked if that line didn’t swell up to 17 or higher by the time kickoff approaches on Saturday evening. The over/under, at the moment, is at 55.5.
This is a really bad matchup for WVU — yes, they all are — but especially this one as Josh Hoover is one of the best quarterbacks in the entire country and he’ll be going up against a secondary that has been getting carved up since league play began. Hoover just tossed for 231 yards and three scores in the 42-36 win over Baylor and has thrown three or more touchdown passes in five of seven games this season. For the year, Hoover is connecting with his receivers at a 65.4% clip and has totaled 2,124 yards, 21 touchdowns, and just six picks.
Over the last three games, West Virginia’s defense has allowed 323 (UCF), 351 (BYU), and 290 (Utah) yards through the air. Zac Alley’s unit will have their work cut out for them against the high-flying potent attack, but if the Mountaineers can’t find any rhythm offensively, they won’t stand a chance. Getting into a shootout isn’t something WVU is capable of doing, but if they can get into the 20s, anything can happen with a little bit (or a lot) of luck.
The Mountaineers and the Frogs will kick it off at 6 p.m. ET.
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CLENDENIN, W.Va . (WSAZ) – Gov. Patrick Morrisey visited Clendenin West Virginia Saturday during Summerfest.
10 years ago a devastating flood swept through the community.
The governor announced $450,000 of funding for a Streetscape project during a commemoration for the June 2016 flood. The funding will go toward Clendenin’s main street – improving sidewalks, landscaping, and other pedestrian amenities.
Funding for the project comes from the Transportation Alternatives Program – a federal initiative to fund smaller scale transportation projects.
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It was a phenomenal year for the West Virginia Mountaineers on the diamond, and even with the season having been over for over a week now, the honors continue to roll in.
On Friday, second baseman/catcher Gavin Kelly and left-handed starting pitcher Maxx Yehl were both named First-Team All-Americans by D1Baseball.com. It is the first time in program history that two Mountaineers have been recognized as First-Team All-Americans in the same season.
Gavin Kelly
Kelly was essentially everyone’s pick to have a breakout season for the Mountaineers in 2026, but I’m not sure anyone expected him to do it the way he did. He hit nearly .400 all year and went on a power surge out of nowhere toward the end of the season, becoming one of the top home run hitters in the country over the last month or so of the year.
Kelly was named a Golden Spikes Award semifinalist, the MVP of the Morgantown Regional, and is currently participating in the Team USA Collegiate National Team training camp in Cary, North Carolina. For the year, he hit .382 with 19 home runs and 63 RBI, cementing himself as a top draft prospect in 2027.
Maxx Yehl
Maxx Yehl was one of the best stories in all of college baseball that didn’t get talked about nearly enough. He was forced to sit out the 2025 season as he was recovering from Tommy John surgery, and prior to this season, Yehl worked exclusively out of the bullpen. The plan all along was to eventually stretch him out into a starter, and in his first year in the role, he was one of the best in the entire country.
Steve Sabins and Co. did a good job of playing it safe with him early, letting him only go two and four innings in his first two starts before turning him loose. There were a couple of moments where Mountaineer fans had to take a deep breath after he was removed from two starts, one of which was in the Morgantown Regional against Kentucky. He bounced back strong and two days later, pitched a gem against the Wildcats, helping the team advance to the super regionals for the third straight season.
Yehl finished the season with a 9-3 record, an ERA of 2.13, and 112 strikeouts to just 26 walks. He was also the first WVU hurler to win Big 12 Pitcher of the Year since Alek Manoah, who did it in 2019.
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