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Anthony Becht interviews for West Virginia job
A long-time fixture in pro football is potentially heading to college football as a head coach.
And not that one.
Anthony Becht, a first-round pick on the Jets who played for 11 years in the NFL as a tight end, has interviewed for the West Virginia head-coaching job, PFT has confirmed.
It was, we’re told, a Zoom interview. It’s unknown whether Becht will get an in-person interview.
Why shouldn’t he? He seems to be interested, and it’s not like the program had a short list of clear favorites for the job.
There’s plenty of chatter locally about a potential return by Rich Rodriguez, 17 years after he left to coach at Michigan. Fired after three years with the Wolverines, Rodriguez landed at Arizona. He was fired in Arizona after the 2017 season, after an internal investigation sparked by the filing of a hostile work environment lawsuit. Rodriguez has spent the last three seasons as the head coach at Jacksonville State.
Becht spent five years as a player at West Virginia. He’s currently the head coach of the St. Louis Battlehawks. This season, he replaced Marty Lyons as the analyst for the radio broadcast of New York Jets games.
Becht’s son, Rocco, is the starting quarterback at Iowa State. The Cyclones beat West Virginia in October; that same night, the Mountaineers honored Anthony Becht’s induction into the WVU Sports Hall of Fame.
Eight days ago, West Virginia fired Neal Brown, who served as the head coach for six seasons.
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Oklahoma vs. West Virginia odds, prediction: 2026 The Crown Tournament championship picks from proven model – SportsLine.com
The Oklahoma Sooners battle the West Virginia Mountaineers in the College Basketball Crown championship game on Sunday. Oklahoma defeated Baylor 82-69, while West Virginia downed Creighton 87-70 in the semifinals on Saturday. The Sooners (21-15), who tied for 11th in the Southeastern Conference with Auburn at 7-11, have won eight of their last nine games. The Mountaineers (20-14), who tied for seventh in the Big 12 Conference at 9-9, have won three of their last four games.
Tip-off from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas is set for 5:30 p.m. ET. Oklahoma leads the all-time series 18-10, including a 77-63 win in their last meeting on Jan. 17, 2024. Oklahoma is a 3.5-point favorite in the latest Oklahoma vs. West Virginia odds, while the over/under for total points scored is 137.5.
Before making any Oklahoma vs. West Virginia picks, you NEED to see the basketball predictions from the SportsLine Projection Model.
The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every college basketball game 10,000 times. It entered the 2026 Final Four on a sizzling 11-1 run on its top-rated over/under college basketball picks dating back to last season, and is on a 28-22 run on top-rated CBB side picks.
The model has simulated West Virginia vs. Oklahoma 10,000 times and the results are in. The model is going Over on the total, and it also says one side of the spread hits in over 50% of simulations!
KINGWOOD, W.Va. (WBOY) — The West Virginia Strongman Corporation State Championship was held in Kingwood on Saturday.
More than 70 athletes competed in competitions such as the deadlift, yolk walk, overhead and “sandbags of suffering” in hopes that they would punch their ticket to the national strongman competition later this year.
More than 200 spectators were expected to stop by the Craig Civic Center and watch the display of strength, sportsmanship and friendly competition.
Stewart Reed, one of the organizers for the West Virginia state Strongman Championships, spoke with 12 News about the unique environment of the competitions.
“Strongman is very much a community that cares about each other but still want to compete. It’s a way to express your strength and express a very fulfilling and rewarding hobby actually,” Reed said.
Athletes from eight different states were in attendance, ready to show off the hard work they had put in leading up to the competition.
This year’s competition was hosted by the Lift Hard Strength Club out of Preston County.
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