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Should Ross Hodge Be a Serious Candidate for West Virginia?

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1 year ago

March 25, 2025

Should Ross Hodge Be a Serious Candidate for West Virginia?

Some of the biggest names in West Virginia’s coaching search are now officially unavailable. Ben McCollum landed with Iowa, Niko Medved to Minnesota, Ryan Odom to Virginia, and Will Wade to NC State. Yes, McCollum and Medved were more likely than the others, but still, some of the top names on Wren Baker’s have been crossed off.

So, where does West Virginia go from here?

Utah State’s Jerrod Calhoun remains very much in the mix and is still viewed as a favorite, but who else is there?

North Texas’ Ross Hodge and Wake Forest’s Steve Forbes are a couple of names that have been floated around on social media, but Hodge is the candidate fans need to take seriously.

Hodge was the associate head coach at North Texas for six years when Wren Baker was the school’s Vice President and Director of Athletics before moving to West Virginia in 2022. Baker knows how instrumental Hodge was in the Mean Green’s run under now-Texas Tech head coach Grant McCasland and has continued that momentum in his first two years as the head man.

Earlier this season, Hodge broke the program record for most league wins in a coach’s first two years with 19 but added five more to that, bringing the new mark to 24. Four of the Mean Green’s eight losses this season came to NCAA Tournament teams – McNeese, Utah State, High Point, and Memphis. Despite being ranked 65th in the NCAA’s Net rankings, North Texas was left out of the tournament. His team is set to play in the quarterfinals of the NIT against Oklahoma State on Tuesday night.

While Hodge isn’t viewed by the fan base as a top-tier candidate, you have to keep in mind that this time next year, assuming he has another stellar season, he would be one of the handful of guys Power Four schools will get into a bidding war for. Hiring him this cycle would be getting ahead of that.

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Upshur County Sports Calendar

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6 hours ago

March 30, 2026

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Plan your week with the Upshur County Sports Calendar, featuring baseball, softball, tennis, lacrosse, and track matchups from March 30–April 5. Find game times and opponents for Buckhannon-Upshur, West Virginia Wesleyan, and more—plus a Happy Easter on Sunday.

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West Virginia Mountain Bike Association holds Race to Lil Moe’s in Philippi

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18 hours ago

March 29, 2026

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West Virginia Mountain Bike Association holds Race to Lil Moe’s in Philippi

PHILIPPI, W.Va (WDTV) – The West Virginia Mountain Bike Association kicked off its cross country series Sunday with the Race to Lil Moe’s in Philippi.

The event had options for all skill levels. Bikers had the choice to race 6 miles, 14 miles, or 19 miles.

Each race had a mix of straight track biking, and twisting and climbing through the woods. Bikers of all ages could participate, and each age group had its own race and results.

“I really do think that trails build community, and if you can get outdoor activity where people can come out and hike and bike,” said George Finly, a mountain biker and trail volunteer. “This is as much as a hiking trail as it is a biking trail. It’s right along the river, which is beautiful. Eagles were flying back and forth yesterday, and today is great because we’ve got a lot of kids out here.”

The next WVMBA cross country mountain bike race will be April 19 in Buckhannon.

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Second-annual Rhododendron Roll brings thousands to West Virginia State Capitol

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March 29, 2026

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Second-annual Rhododendron Roll brings thousands to West Virginia State Capitol

Thousands of people attended the second annual Rhododendron Roll event at the West Virginia State Capitol in Charleston, West Virginia on March 28, 2026, featuring an Easter egg hunt, entertainment activities, and a speech by Gov. Patrick Morrisey.

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