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West Virginia waiting on health to look at QB

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2 months ago

November 1, 2024

West Virginia waiting on health to look at QB

West Virginia head coach Neal Brown is pleased with the way that redshirt sophomore quarterback Nicco Marchiol handled himself in his second career start in the win over Arizona.

Marchiol completed 18-22 passes for 198 yards and 2 touchdowns, while not turning the ball over and rushing for 39 more yards in the 31-26 road win over Arizona.

“I thought he played really under control. He didn’t do anything to hurt us, and I mean that in the most positive way,” the sixth-year head coach said.

The Mountaineers put on a lot on Marchiol in the read game as well as with a number of errant snaps, but the signal caller did a great job catching the football and making the correct decisions in the run game a high percentage of the time.

It wasn’t a perfect effort, but showcased his maturity since his last start when he was previously called upon to start for the Mountaineers last season against Texas Tech.

“I think about where he was his last start against Texas tech and where he was in this game over a year later and the progress he’s made as a quarterback and a football player, and I’m just really impressed with that and it’s a credit to his work,” Brown said.

He was also efficient when he threw the football and flashed his arm talent on a number of throws throughout the game including a 17-yard completion to Hudson Clement on third down, a 54-yard touchdown toss on a shot play to Traylon Ray and the third down pass to seal the game to Jaylen Anderson.

“It was the right read but that was his third,” Brown added.

And while the head coach is happy for how the current backup played in a difficult situation, Brown doesn’t have any long-term answer for the moment on what it means at the position. Senior starting quarterback Garrett Greene did not make the trip to Arizona and is still struggling with his injury.

That has prompted some to ask if a change at the position is coming, but Brown isn’t close to that yet.

“I’m sure some of you guys are going to ask about quarterbacks. I wouldn’t waste your time because it’s not worth talking about until he’s healthy,” Brown said.

Brown believes that it’s difficult for a player to lose their job due to injury because it isn’t good practice so any type of decision on how to proceed won’t be made until Greene is back and healthy, which isn’t the case right now.

The head coach did admit that Marchiol has played well when given chances, but outside that it’s hard to make any sort of call on what that means moving forward.

“Now has Nicco played well enough to deserve some playing time? Absolutely. But as far as starter or anything we’re not going to talk about that until Garrett is healthy,” he said. “And that’s not where we are at right now.”

Brown did acknowledge that with quarterback being a rhythm position it is difficult to bounce back and forth between options there, but it can creatively be done. Still, at this stage the focus is on getting Greene back to full health and then determining the best way to proceed moving forward.

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Transfer WR Singleton commits to West Virginia

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1 hour ago

December 23, 2024

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Transfer WR Singleton commits to West Virginia

West Virginia has added a commitment from Eastern Michigan wide receiver transfer Oran Singleton.

Singleton is coming off a season where he hauled in 64 catches for 639 yards and a pair of touchdowns. He also had 23 rushing yards on 6 carries.

The Florida native started his career at Akron but transferred to Hutchinson C.C.

He has one year of eligibility remaining in his career.

WVSports.com will have more with Singleton in the near future.

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West Virginia Wraps up Nonconference Slate with a Win Over Mercyhurst

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December 22, 2024

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West Virginia Wraps up Nonconference Slate with a Win Over Mercyhurst

Morgantown, WV – West Virginia senior guard Javon Small scored a game-high 19 points while senior center Eduardo Andre put in a Mountaineer career-best 14 points and senior guard Tobi Okani recorded a double double with 13 points and 12 rebounds as the Mountaineers (9-2) extended their winning streak to five with a 67-4 win over the Mercyhurst Lakers (6-9) Sunday afternoon.

Mercyhurst took the early lead, but West Virginia responded with a 7-0 run, ignited with a three from freshman guard Jonathan Powell, and forced Lakers head coach Gary Manchel to take a timeout.

Lakers senior forward Jeff Planutis buried a three out of the break to get back within two. The Mountaineers answered with another 7-0 run with Javon Small opening the run with a midrange jumper and Toby Okani finishing with a backdoor to cut to the rim to cap it off for the 16-7 lead at the 12:27 mark of the first half.

West Virginia struggled to pull away from a Mercyhurst program that jumped up to the Division I level over the summer and did not grab a double-digit lead until 5:50 left in the half after a jumper from senior guard Joseph Yesufu.

Eduardo Andre gave the Mountaineers their largest first half lead of 14, and the final field goal of the half, for his nine first half points with 3:32 remaining until halftime as the Mountaineers took a 35-22 lead into the break.

After West Virginia went up 16 to begin the second half, Mercyhurst dwindled the Mountaineers lead to nine with a 7-0 run, led by Aidan Reichert putting in the final five consecutive points.

West Virginia broke the game open with a 15-0 run midway through the second half with Toby Okani lead the way with six points as the Mountaineers took a 54-32 lead and coasted to a 67-46 victory.

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Humanities Council’s traveling exhibition, ‘Born of Rebellion: West Virginia’s Statehood and the Civil War,’ on display in Bluefield

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December 22, 2024

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Humanities Council’s traveling exhibition, ‘Born of Rebellion: West Virginia’s Statehood and the Civil War,’ on display in Bluefield

PRESS RELEASE:

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Humanities Council’s flagship traveling exhibition, Born of Rebellion: West Virginia Statehood and the Civil War, is now on display at the Paine Gallery at the Bluefield Arts Center from now until February 3. Hours and information are available at www.barcwv.org.

This comprehensive, large-scale experience covers sectional tensions within Virginia preceding the Civil War, the violence and chaos of the war surrounding West Virginia’s formation and the difficult aftermath as the new state struggled to forge its destiny during Reconstruction. Born of Rebellion explores this tumultuous and complex era from a wide range of perspectives, including politicians, common soldiers, women and African Americans. Not simply a story of war and politics, Born of Rebellion conveys the complexities and pitfalls that accompanied West Virginia’s arduous journey to separation from Virginia.

“It has been such a pleasure working with Bluefield Arts and Revitalization Corporation to get Born of Rebellion in Mercer County for the holidays,” said Council Program Officer Kyle Warmack. “The Paine Gallery is a perfect display space for the exhibit, and we hope its time here provokes discussion about this part of West Virginia’s experience during the war and our journey to statehood.”

For more information about Born of Rebellion, visit wvhumanities.org and click “Traveling Exhibits” under the Programs menu. For more about the Paine Gallery, its hours of operation and other visitor information, please contact the Bluefield Arts & Revitalization Corporation at (304) 589-0239.

The West Virginia Humanities Council, an independent nonpartisan nonprofit, is the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. The Council is supported by the NEH, the State of West Virginia and contributions from the private sector. The purposes of the West Virginia Humanities Council are educational, and its mission is to support a vigorous program in the humanities statewide in West Virginia.

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