http://www.wvumountaineers.org Just another GreatSeats Blogs weblog Fri, 24 Sep 2010 16:15:43 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The West Virginia Mountaineers jumped out to a huge first half lead and held on for a 31-17 win over the Maryland Terrapins. West Virginia got off to a hot start and quickly built a 21-point lead heading into the locker room, although it easily could have been larger. The Mountaineers had ... /2010/09/24/west-virginia-holds-off-maryland-31-17/ The West Virginia Mountaineers opened their season with a 31-0 shutout of Coastal Carolina.   The Mountaineers have two straight weeks of rivalry games over the next two weeks, beginning with the Marshall Thundering Herd.   Marshall isn't exactly a powerhouse, but they have been known to give West Virginia some problems in the ... /2010/09/09/wvu-shuts-out-coastal-carolina-31-0/ West Virginia Mountaineers head coach Bob Huggins broke four ribs in a fall while on a recruiting trip out in Las Vegas.   The head coach tripped over something in his hotel room and fell into a coffee table, causing the injuries. The incident had nothing to do with any heart-related issues.   Huggins ... /2010/07/25/huggins-breaks-four-ribs/ The West Virginia Mountaineers are under NCAA investigation thanks to Michigan Wolverines head coach Rich Rodriguez.   Rodriguez used to be the head coach at West Virginia and may have committed recruiting violations during his time in Morgantown.   Ironically, Michigan is already under investigation for the amount of time players have spent practicing.   I ... /2010/04/15/west-virginia-under-ncaa-investigation/ West Virginia Mountaineers forward DeSean Butler suffered a torn ACL in the semifinals loss to Duke.   Butler was injured midway through the second half when he went to drive to the basket and his knee buckled awkwardly.   The forward immediately went down into a heap and grabbed his knee, rolling around on ... /2010/04/11/butler-tears-acl/ The West Virginia Mountaineers were overwhelmed from the start in a 78-57 loss to the Duke Blue Devils.   The Mountaineers fell behind in the first half and then watched the deficit quickly grow in the second half.   It also didn't help that star DeSean Butler went down with serious knee injury midway ... /2010/04/10/west-virginia-cant-hang-with-duke-78-57/ The West Virginia Mountaineers are holding out hope that Daryl "Truck" Bryant will be available for the Final Four.   Bryant broke his foot during practice leading up to last week's games and was unable to play.   The guard spent time down in the Duke area getting fitted for a special shoe that ... /2010/04/01/bryant-could-play-in-final-four/ The West Virginia Mountaineers took care of business with a 69-56 victory over the Washington Huskies.   West Virginia was never really threatened by the Huskies and eventually pulled away in the second half.   Kevin Jones led the way with 18 points and 8 rebounds while DeSean Butler finished with 14 points and ... /2010/03/27/west-virginia-takes-care-of-washington-69-56/ The West Virginia Mountaineers will be without point guard Darryl Bryant after he broke his right foot during practice.   It's a tough injury for the Mountaineers given that point guards are usually the most important position in the NCAA tournament.   That said, the point guard position isn't one that garners a lot ... /2010/03/27/bryant-out-with-broken-foot/ By Bud L. Ellis   Darryl Bryant sat on the sidelines with a broken foot, but the end result was the same for the West Virginia Mountaineers.   Do it one more time, and the Mountaineers will head to Indianapolis and the Final Four.   Kevin Jones and Da’Sean Butler picked up the slack in Bryant’s ... /2010/03/25/without-bryant-mountaineers-push-past-washington-into-elite-eight/