West Virginia
Mineral County athletes compete at West Virginia state track and field meet
No one played well on the offensive side of the football for West Virginia in the loss to Ohio last week, including quarterback Nicco Marchiol. Yes, the offensive line didn’t help, but there were completions left out there that he’d like to have back, and with the lack of movement the offense had, it’s created some uncertainty about who will man that position moving forward.
During his press conference on Tuesday, head coach Rich Rodriguez flat-out said he’s not sure of who will trot out to begin the game.
“No, I’m not naming anything because we’ve got a long week of doing practice and evaluating our guys. I thought Jaylen (Henderson), we were looking for a little spark, and the best play he had, we got called back because of a penalty. He got a couple of series there, but he’s still in the mix, as is some of those other guys. We’ll see.”
When asked about what he saw from Nicco Marchiol after going back and watching the tape, he responded, “He’s still learning. Nicco’s a great competitor. It’s important to him. Like everybody else, he’s a freshman in the system, so it’s still going to be a little bit of a process, and I’ve got to remember that. I appreciate the way he’s bought in; he’s competing.
“He’s doing everything he can. Nicco wants to be great, and I know we got to help him in certain spots as well. The quarterback position is very unique here. I’ve never had this many guys that were kind of in the mix and have different skill sets. I don’t want to say we’re still figuring it out because we had some time to figure it out, but you get a lot of answers in games. I’m not a typical, you’re just going to play one quarterback. We like to give everybody opportunities and see what happens.”
Last night on his coach’s show, Rodriguez admitted that they nearly put in a third quarterback, which I assume would have been Charlotte transfer Max Brown. I do believe Marchiol will get the start, but we’ll probably see Henderson or Brown inserted earlier this week.
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PITTSBURGH — The Pitt Panthers received big injury news regarding the Backyard Brawl against the West Virginia Mountaineers.
West Virginia’s star running back Jaheim White is expected to miss the rest of the season due to an injury he suffered in the 17-10 loss to Ohio on Saturday, Matt Zenitz of CBS Sports reported on Sept. 8.
Unfortunate injury news: West Virginia star running back Jahiem White is expected to miss the rest of the season due to a knee injury he suffered vs. Ohio Saturday, sources tell @CBSSports.
Was a preseason All-Big 12 selection. Ran for 845 yards and seven TDs last season. pic.twitter.com/trN0acw1SX
— Matt Zenitz (@mzenitz) September 8, 2025
White’s injury came late in the second quarter when he was hit hard near the Mountaineers’ sideline and had to leave the game on a cart.
“It didn’t look good from the sidelines, but I haven’t even talked to the medical staff yet, so I don’t know what’s going on,” West Virginia head coach Rich Rodriguez said after the game.
White was off to a strong 2025 season. He had 18 carries for 93 yards and two touchdowns in the 45-3 blowout win over Robert Morris in Week 1 and had six carries for 40 yards and a touchdown before his injury against the Bobcats on Saturday.
In last year’s Backyard Brawl, White rushed for 46 yards on 13 carries and found the end zone once in Acrisure Stadium. He finished last season with 967 total yards and eight total touchdowns.
White was the biggest threat West Virginia had on offense, prior to his injury, as the Mountaineers were left without an answer in the backfield against Ohio.
Clay Ash and Cyncir Bowers were the only other running backs to take a carry as they combined for five rushes and one yard. Starting quarterback Nicco Marchiol ran 11 times for nine yards, wide receiver Rodeney Gallagher III had two carries for 18 yards, wide receiver Cam Vaughn had one carry for no gain and backup quarterback Jaylen Henderson had three carries for four yards.
Last season, West Virginia had a backfield tandem of White and CJ Donaldson. However, Donaldson transferred to Ohio State in December. He has put up 112 yards and two touchdowns on 24 carries in two weeks with the Buckeyes.
Rodriguez and West Virginia are now in a predicament as they host 2-0 Pitt in the Backyard Brawl in just five days.
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