Pacman Jones Sees Big Things for WVU Under Rich Rodriguez

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Unreasonable Doubt A WVU Basketball Podcast: Game 21 Cincinnati | The Smoking Musket Did you know that Javon Small loves Cincinnatis home arena? Does the play of Joe Yesufu determine whether WVU wins or loses in the Big 12? Lets answer these questions and more after WVUs 63-50 win at Cincinnati.

FOOTBALL Adam Jones has optimistic outlook on the return of Rich Rodriguez to WVU | Blue Gold News There's no question that the hiring of Rich Rodriguez has sparked enthusiasm among many of his former players at West Virginia, and you can count Adam "Pacman" Jones among them.

From his Dec.

10 post on X supporting his return to various interactions since the hiring of Rodriguez was made official, the first team all-Big East and honorable mention All-American has been front and center in pushing what he believes will be a return to some of the heights of Mountaineer football in the early 2000s.

BASKETBALL Mountaineers End Conference Slide at Cincinnati | West Virginia University Athletics West Virginia, sporting its 1959 Jerry West era throwback uniforms used in its 64-57 victory over Iowa State , snapped its three-game losing streak and now shows three league road victories at Kansas, Colorado and Cincinnati with another one coming up on Wednesday night at TCU .

West Virginia's Big 12 road record was 2-25 over the prior three seasons combined.

Inside Nick Norton's world of WVU men's basketball player development | Gold and Blue Nation Norton knows DeVries system well.

He played under DeVries for one season and then was part of his staff for the past three seasons in various roles.

It makes sense, then, that Norton was an integral part of putting this years roster together.

WVU women's basketball guard JJ Quinerly continues to climb WVU, Big 12 steals leaderboards | Gold and Blue Nation From the moment she arrived at West Virginia University, JJ Quinerly set forth the goal of being WVU womens basketballs all-time leader in steals.

Entering Saturdays nationally televised, ranked-vs.-ranked contest against No.

24 Oklahoma State, the veteran guard was one steal away from tying the great Rosemary Kosiorek for third on the programs all-time list.

BASEBALL Snow, cold doesnt slow down WVUs preparations for the 2025 baseball season | Blue Gold News First-year West Virginia University baseball head coach Steve Sabins, though, has to rely on a calendar and not a thermometer.

While many will be sitting down to a romantic dinner or making a mad dash to the store for a last-second box of chocolates on Feb.

14, Sabins and the Mountaineers will be opening the 2025 campaign on the road with a four-game series at Jacksonville (Fla.) University.

There simply isnt time to wait for the birds to start chirping and the trees to start blooming.

WVU ATHLETICS Golf to Tee Off Spring Season on Monday | West Virginia University Athletics The West Virginia University golf team is set to begin its 2025 spring season on Monday, Feb.

3 and Tuesday, Feb.

4 at the Battle at Briar's Creek in Johns Island, South Carolina.

Fourteen teams are scheduled to compete, including the host College of Charleston.

Joining WVU and College of Charleston will be Wake Forest , NC State , High Point, Maryland, VCU, UAB, East Tennessee State, Clemson, Augusta, Chattanooga, Elon and Campbell.

No.

21 West Virginia Falls to No.

5 Northern Iowa | West Virginia University Athletics The No.

21 West Virginia University wrestling team lost to No.

5 Northern Iowa, 29-10, on Saturday night at the WVU Coliseum.

Mountaineers Soar to Season-High Score in Home Tri-Meet | West Virginia University Athletics In front of the eighth-largest crowd in WVU gymnastics history, the West Virginia University gymnastics team recorded a season-high 195.475 in a tri-meet against No.

2 Florida and No.

4 Utah inside the WVU Coliseum in Morgantown on Sunday afternoon.

West Virginia Loses to William and Mary | West Virginia University Athletics The West Virginia University women's tennis team lost to William and Mary, 5-2, on Sunday at the McCormack-Nagelsen Tennis Center in Williamsburg, Virginia.

WVU adds productive pass rusher Marshon Oxley to 2025 roster | Blue Gold News West Virginia added another member to its football class of 2025 with the commitment of edge rusher Marshon Oxley.

The Hutchinson Community College graduate announced his pledge to the Mountaineer program on Sunday evening.

BREAKING: WVU Football gets first commitment of 2026 | EerSports West Virginia University has added a commitment from Cincinnati (OH) Archbishop Moeller tight end Sam Hamilton.

The 2026 prospect was on campus for a Junior Day visit to check out the Mountaineers this weekend.

Wideout Jeffar Jean-Noel second in WVU Football 2026 recruiting class | Blue Gold News Offense remains the early focus of West Virginia's football recruiting Class of 2026 with the commitment of American Heritage (FL) wide receiver Jeffar Jean-Noel, who is the second player to establish the class this weekend.

He shared his commitment while on an official visit to WVU.

Is ESPN Hurting Big 12 Basketball? | Heartland College Sports In this week's Postscripts, Matthew Postins discusses whether or not the Big 12 Conference is being hurt by its relationship with ESPN.

Arizona State's Hurley calls out Arizona after testy finish | ESPN Tommy Lloyd and Bobby Hurley met near midcourt before the game and exchanged pleasantries.

An afternoon of chirping and a late head-butt ruined the mood by the time the rivalry game was over.

Frustrated with Arizona's constant chatter, Hurley waved Arizona State's players off the floor after the Wildcats' 81-72 road win Saturday to prevent any further escalation.

Texas Tech AD calls JT Toppin's ejection 'egregious' after win | ESPN The controversy surrounding the ejections of Texas Tech forward JT Toppin and coach Grant McCasland didn't end with the visiting Red Raiders' 82-81 overtime win over No.

6 Houston on Saturday.

Kansas State snaps No.

3 Iowa State's 29-game home win streak | ESPN The Wildcats (10-11, 4-6 Big 12) ended a 15-game road losing streak dating back to Jan.

13, 2024.

Kansas State's 19-point road win is tied for the largest by an unranked team against a top 3 opponent in AP Poll history, according to ESPN Research.

Kansas suffers its largest blown lead in loss, falls to Baylor | ESPN Kansas blew the biggest lead in a loss in the storied program's history as the No.

11 Jayhawks couldn't protect a 21-point lead from late in the first half in an 81-70 loss to the Bears on Saturday.

Sources - Chip Kelly leaving Ohio State to become Raiders' OC | ESPN Chip Kelly is returning to the NFL to become the Las Vegas Raiders ' offensive coordinator under new head coach Pete Carroll, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter and Pete Thamel on Sunday.

Judge weighs $2.8B NCAA settlement amid objection filings | ESPN Friday's deadline for filing objections to the nearly $2.8 billion NCAA antitrust settlement yielded more than a dozen legal challenges representing hundreds of college athletes attacking the landmark deal.

Four antitrust experts told ESPN the deal is still likely to be approved, but some objections have the potential to delay, reshape or derail it.

Nebraska likely to cancel spring game over transfer concerns | ESPN The Nebraska spring game, one of the best attended in college football and a major revenue producer, likely won't be held going forward because of coach Matt Rhule's concern about other teams poaching his players.

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