2025 Football Schedule Features First-Ever Big 12 Matchups Against Utah, Colorado in Morgantown

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West Virginia Returns to Lone Star State to Face TCU on Wednesday Night | West Virginia University Athletics West Virginia earned its third Big 12 Conference road victory of the season last Sunday at Cincinnati and will be seeking a fourth on Wednesday night at TCU.

WVU, a combined 2-25 in Big 12 road games over the prior three seasons, last won four or more league road games during the COVID year in 2021, which included a 74-66 triumph at TCUs Schollmaier Arena.

WVU set for Midweek Battle with Kansas | West Virginia University Athletics Tipoff against the Jayhawks is scheduled for 7 p.m.

ET, and gates open at 6 p.m.

The contest against KU will be broadcast live on the Mountaineer Sports Network, including 98.3 WBKE-FM, with Andrew Caridi on the call.

Fans also can listen to the game on the Varsity Network App.

FOOTBALL The 108th Backyard Brawl Highlights 2025 Home Football Schedule | West Virginia University Athletics The schedule includes six home dates, featuring four conference games and nonconference matchups with Robert Morris (Aug.

30) in the season opener and the 108th "Backyard Brawl" against Pitt (Sept.

13), WVU's longest-running series.

This year's game marks the second time the two schools have played in Morgantown since 2011.

GBN Podcast: 2025 WVU football schedule | Gold and Blue Nation The Big 12 Conference released West Virginia's 2025 football schedule Tuesday, featuring six home games at Milan Puskar Stadium.

Hosts Nick Farrell and Ryan Decker react to the schedule on this edition of The Gold and Blue Nation Podcast BASKETBALL Tucker DeVries to miss remainder of season | WV MetroNews Since early December, we have consulted with our team doctors and numerous medical professionals to evaluate and treat Tuckers injury, coach DeVries said.

Tucker did everything he could to get back on the court this season, but unfortunately it has been determined by all parties involved that surgery is necessary.

He will be out of action for approximately three months.

Outpouring of support shown to former WVU guard Marsalis Basey amid medical challenges | WV MetroNews A GoFundMe fundraiser page has been set up for former WVU standout guard Marsalis Basey.

The Martinsburg native recently suffered a hemorrhagic stroke while coaching a game.

Fundraising organizer Denise Williams says that Basey is facing serious medical challenges at the moment and without health insurance, the burden of doctor visits, tests, and treatments is becoming overwhelming.

As of Tuesday afternoon, nearly $10,000 has been raised for Baseys medical costs towards the goal of $100,000.

Quinerly named to Women's College All-Star Game Watch List | Gold and Blue Nation WVU womens basketball senior guard JJ Quinerly is among the nearly 70 womens basketball players from around the country named to this years Womens College All-Star Game Watch List.

Quinerly named top-10 candidate for women's shooting guard to the year award | Gold and Blue Nation One day after being named to the Ann Meyers Drysdale National Player of the Year Award midseason watchlist, WVU guard JJ Quinerly was placed on another watch list bearing Drysdales name.

BASEBALL Sabins relishing expectations, will rely heavily on coaching staff | WV MetroNews As the lead-up to the February 14 season opener at Jacksonville continues, WVU head coach Steve Sabins is relishing that a largely new-look team enters his first season guiding the program with more than modest expectations.

Bridgeport's Ben McDougal among the transfer pitchers WVU will depend on this spring | Gold and Blue Nation West Virginia brought in 14 new pitchers in the offseason, including five who bring with them multiple years of college experience.

Among the imported college arms is a son of the Mountain State.

Bridgeport, West Virginia, native Ben McDougal comes to WVU after two years at nearby Potomac State.

WVU ATHLETICS Freshman Leach Wins The Stono | West Virginia University Athletics West Virginia University freshman golfer Ryan Leach shot 10-under-par to win The Stono at The Links at Stono Ferry in Hollywood, South Carolina on Tuesday.

WVU Golf Finishes Third in First Spring Tournament | West Virginia University Athletics The West Virginia University golf team took third place out of 14 teams in its first spring tournament of the season at the Battle at Briar's Creek in Johns Island, South Carolina.

Lineman Trevor Bigelow continues "Polar Bear Pipeline" to WVU | WV MetroNews On the eve of the latest National Signing Day, West Virginia University picked up another verbal commitment from an in-state standout.

Fairmont Senior lineman Trevor Bigelow announced on Tuesday morning that he will sign with the Mountaineers.

How JJ Wetherholt preps for his 1st Cardinals spring, gets a quick reaction with new tech | STL Today Alongside a few dozen fellow Cardinals already at the teams complex in Jupiter, Florida, Wetherholt is in his second week of warming up for his first big league spring training.

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