MORGANTOWN-- Freshman Dan Jennings has never been to Charleston. He'll travel there Monday for Tuesday's 7 p.m. contest against the Citadel. Point guard Darryl "Truck" Bryant offered the rookie one piece of advice. "Truck said Charleston is his playground," stated Jennings]]> Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:40:00 GMT State-ranked Hoover (Ala.) got past second-round playoff opponent Lanier last weekend without one of its defensive stoppers--West Virginia commit John Propst. Propst, a senior linebacker, sat out the game with a concussion]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:04:00 GMT A Big East official says the league uses no "procedure" for making public reprimands concerning officiating in its members' games. John Paquette also explained Thursday that evaluation procedures were followed on a touchdown call at Friday's game involving West Virginia and Cincinnati.]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:56:00 GMT Darius Millines may lack the star appeal or the supporting cast of some of the receivers and teams in Palm Beach County, but obviously he has the goods]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:08:00 GMT WVU continues to add an international flavor to its front court. True center David Nyarsuk (7-foot-1, 230) of Sudan via Mountain State Academy signed today, according to MSA coach Rodney Crawfor]]> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:39:00 GMT MORGANTOWN--The best news out of Morgantown today is that Jarrett Brown is Jarrett Brown again. "I saw that spark in his eye," said head coach Bill Stewart of West Virginia. Stewart was in the ear of an official when Brown was knocked to the Nippert Stadium turf for what the coach thought was head-on-head contact, a penalty]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:39:00 GMT MORGANTOWN--Freshman Dan Jennings started his Mountaineer career auspiciously Sunday afternoon at the Coliseum. Expected to be the third center on the team, Jennings earned 16 minutes, scored 9 points and pulled down a game-high 12 rebounds in the 83-60 victory over Loyola of Maryland]]> Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:35:00 GMT MORGANTOWN--When two little-used guards and a freshman center each earn 32 minutes during crunch and several starters spend large gaps of time sitting next to Bob Huggins during a game, you kind of figure the head Mountaineer would be unhappy after a game. Even when the game ends 83-60 his way]]> Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:37:00 GMT MORGANTOWN-- West Virginia outrebounded the Loyola Greyhounds by 15 boards to help overcome a 31-31 half-time tie en route to a 83-60 victory. The No. 9 Mountaineers were without preseason all-Big East first-teamer Devin Ebanks, who missed the contest due to personal issues as the team shot just 41.4-percent for the game]]> Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:42:00 GMT MORGANTOWN--The most anticipated basketball season in this century kickoffs off this afternoon when 8th-ranked WVU hosts Loyola of Maryland, 4 p.m., at the Coliseum. This is only the third time in the history of men's basketball that a Mountaineer team has been ranked this highly in the preseason]]> Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:38:00 GMT CINCINNATI--Bill Stewart refused to publicly discuss a play Friday that provided Cincinnati with the winning points as it defeated WVU 24-21 at Nippert Stadium. It was the Bearcats' second victory over WVU in as many years]]> Sat, 14 Nov 2009 06:46:00 GMT CINCINNATI-As he stood over on the sidelines after he had come up with a gimp ankle and a hit to the head, Jarrett Brown knew all he wanted was to get back on the field]]> Sat, 14 Nov 2009 05:55:00 GMT MORGANTOWN--West Virginia gained their most yards in the last five games as the No. 5 Cincinnati Bearcats outlasted the Mountaineers, 24-21. Bearcats running back Isaiah Pead rushed for a career-high 175 yards and a score, but West Virginia outgained Cincy 202-196 in rushing yards and outlasted their opponent in time of possession]]> Sat, 14 Nov 2009 05:07:00 GMT MORGANTOWN-Since February, Jock Sanders has been on a mission, according to head coach Bill Stewart, the man who once suspended him from all team activities]]> Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:21:00 GMT MORGANTOWN--When the kick goes up between West Virginia and Cincinnati, two old friends will be on opposite sidelines: West Virginia linebacker Branko Busick and UC quarterback Zach Collaros. Once as close as brothers, in many ways they still are]]> Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:31:00 GMT MORGANTOWN-In separate interviews Tuesday night Bill Stewart, Jeff Mullen and Jarrett Brown admitted that the offense is struggling. The 23rd-ranked Mountaineers (7-2, 2-1) travel to 5th-ranked Cincinnati (9-0, 5-0) Friday night, their Big East championship hopes on the line]]> Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:56:00 GMT MORGANTOWN--The last two times Bill Stewart's Mountaineers have played Brian Kelly's Cincinnati Bearcats, WVU's defense has allowed 583 yards of offense as the two squads split games. That's about 290 yards a game]]> Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:04:00 GMT MORGANTOWN-To Brian Kelly, this West Virginia team (ranked 23rd, 7-2, 3-1) is pretty much like others he has seen in recent years. "West Virginia-it's a huge game on Friday," Kelly said.]]> Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:01:00 GMT MORGANTOWN--Bill Stewart knows all he needs to about Cincinnati quarterback Zach Collaros of Steubenville. Due to his growing up in the Ohio River Valley (New Martinsville) and a long association with Big Red head coach Reno Saccocchi]]> Mon, 9 Nov 2009 18:36:00 GMT MORGANTOWN--Bob Huggins believes the best way to evaluate a team is to look down the bench. "If you look down the bench and they are (flinching), then you know you are in trouble. This team doesn't (flinch). You look down the bench and they are ready," said the West Virginia coach.]]> Sun, 8 Nov 2009 21:35:00 GMT