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Cincy 24, WVU 21: Two Calls Doom Mountaineers

By now, everyone's hashed out the two bad calls that cost West Virginia a chance to upset a Top five team at its home field and stay in the chase for the Big East Title: —The Cincy fumble at the goal line that was reversed and turned into a touchdown...

Written by Frank Ahrens about 10 days ago 186 reads 0 comments
West Virginia-Louisville Recap: LEV (Low Entertainment Value)

I had to apologize to my girlfriend after WVU's 17-9 victory over Louisville on Saturday for dragging her to a sporting event that had such LEV (Low Entertainment Value)...

Written by Frank Ahrens about 20 days ago 43 reads 0 comments
USF 30, WVU 19: What IS it About Those Guys?

Many, many thoughts about this tough loss. Most bad, but first a couple of sun-came-up-the-next-morning, not-so-bad ones: If WVU wins out, it still wins the Big East title. There were no new serious injuries...

Written by Frank Ahrens about 28 days ago 270 reads 2 comments
West Virginia 28, UConn 24: Noel Devine to the Rescue

One thing is clear from Saturday's 28-24 WVU victory over a heroic UConn team: It's better to have Noel Devine than to not have Noel Devine...

Written by Frank Ahrens about about 1 month ago 204 reads 0 comments
WVU-Marshall: Mountaineers Can Win With Geno Smith

After watching Saturday's WVU-Marshall game again on TiVo after seeing it live, I was struck by a number of things: I feel much better about WVU's first-half defense than I did during the game, when I told my date, "I have to go outside and throw up now.

Written by Frank Ahrens about about 1 month ago 236 reads 1 comments
WVU, Pitt, and USF-Cincy Winner Lead Big East Title Race

At nearly the halfway point in the season, there are three teams that look like viable contenders for the Big East championship and the automatic berth in a BCS bowl: West Virginia, Pitt, and the winner of Thursday night's Cincinnati-South Florida game...

Written by Frank Ahrens about about 1 month ago 356 reads 0 comments
WVU 34, Syracuse 13: A Cleaner, More Dominating Victory

The Mountaineers showed what they can be in the first half of Saturday's victory at Syracuse: Unstoppable on offense, and dominating on defense...

Written by Frank Ahrens about about 1 month ago 197 reads 0 comments
WVU 35, Colorado 24: More Quick-Strike TDs, but More Turnovers

Four games into a season, a football team starts to develop its identity. The identity of the Mountaineers: turnover-prone, explosive offense, suspect pass defense...

Written by Frank Ahrens about about 1 month ago 158 reads 0 comments
It's Time For The Miami Dolphins To Play Pat White

The Miami Dolphins are 0-3. Starting quarterback Chad Pennington has a dislocated throwing shoulder. The team is averaging an anemic 14 points per game...

Written by Frank Ahrens about 2 months ago 1,776 reads 5 comments
Mountains Still to Climb: Evaluating West Virginia at the Quarter-Mile Mark

An off-week is an appropriate time to evaluate how West Virginia is doing this year compared to last year. Let's get right to it, comparing the stats through the first three games of 2008 versus the first three games of 2009:2008 record: 1-2...

Written by Frank Ahrens about 2 months ago 296 reads 0 comments
Auburn 41, WVU 30: Mistakes Thwart Offense

I'll say this about West Virginia's offense: it doesn't do anything small. Six turnovers, 509 yards of total offense. A 71-yard Noel Devine touchdown run, an interception returned by a defensive lineman for the game-clinching touchdown...

Written by Frank Ahrens about 2 months ago 304 reads 9 comments
WVU 35, East Carolina 20: Offense Rolls Despite Miscues

Don't get too caught up in the mistakes made by West Virginia on Saturday during its 35-20 payback victory over East Carolina—the penalties, the fumbles, the strange calls by the refs. All those things can be fixed...

Written by Frank Ahrens about 2 months ago 199 reads 2 comments
Five WVU Freshmen To Watch: No. 1, WR/RB Tavon Austin

It's probably safe to say that Tavon Austin, a former Poet of Dunbar High in Baltimore, is West Virginia's most-decorated recruit since Noel Devine...

Written by Frank Ahrens about 2 months ago 928 reads 0 comments
WVU-Liberty: No Blowout but No Panic, 33-20

The first thing you need to take from West Virginia's 33-20 victory on Saturday over FCS opponent Liberty, is that Liberty, at its level, is no joke...

Written by Frank Ahrens about 2 months ago 376 reads 0 comments
Five WVU Freshmen to Watch: No. 2, WR Logan Heastie

The first thing you need to know about true freshman Logan Heastie is that his last name is pronounced "HAY-stee." (While we're at it, fellow wide receiver Alric Arnett goes by "ALE-rick" and ...

Written by Frank Ahrens about 2 months ago 508 reads 0 comments
2009 WVU Preview: Special Teams

There's no point in talking about WVU's 2009 special teams without mentioning the most important moment of WVU's 2008 special teams: The game-opening, 102-yard-kickoff-return-for-a-touchdown ...

Written by Frank Ahrens about 3 months ago 272 reads 0 comments
Five WVU Freshmen To Watch: No. 3, CBs Broderick Jenkins and Pat Miller

It's not unusual for a skilled offensive player to get playing time as true freshman. Running back Noel Devine did it, as did running back/slot Jock Sanders. Sometimes a wide receiver will get in the mix...

Written by Frank Ahrens about 3 months ago 575 reads 0 comments
2009 WVU Preview: Defensive Backs

WVU's defensive backfield will be counted on as it has rarely been before during the 2009 season; defensive coordinator Jeff Casteel has promised more blitzing, putting his defensive backs in more one-on-one situations...

Written by Frank Ahrens about 3 months ago 633 reads 0 comments
Five WVU Freshmen To Watch: No. 4, Shawne Alston

We continue the parallel countdown series (to accompany the regular Friday unit previews) of five WVU Freshmen To Watch in the 2009 season, which kicks off at home against I-AA Liberty at noon on Sept...

Written by Frank Ahrens about 3 months ago 931 reads 0 comments
2009 WVU Preview: Receivers

West Virginia's 2009 receiving corps is solid and deep, even as it lacks a physical playmaker of the sort it has had in the past -- Reggie Rembert, David Saunders or Chris Henry (much as we hate to evoke his name here)...

Written by Frank Ahrens about 3 months ago 493 reads 0 comments
Five WVU Freshmen To Watch: No. 5, QB Eugene Smith

Today I'm kicking off my parallel countdown series (to accompany my regular Friday unit previews) of Five WVU Freshmen To Watch in the 2009 season, which kicks off at home against I-AA Liberty at noon on Sept...

Written by Frank Ahrens about 3 months ago 963 reads 2 comments
2009 WVU Preview: Defensive Line

Unlike its counterpart on the offensive side of the ball, the experience and depth of the WVU defensive line is expected to help anchor the team this season...

Written by Frank Ahrens about 3 months ago 255 reads 2 comments
2009 WVU Preview: Linebackers

If there's one reason to be optimistic about the 2009 Mountaineers, it's the linebackers. There's no way of knowing now if this is the best group in the Big East, or the nation, as some have said, so I won't...

Written by Frank Ahrens about 4 months ago 137 reads 0 comments
2009 West Virginia Football Preview: Running Backs

First, I must apologize for falling behind on these previews. I had promised one every Friday leading up to the season kickoff on Sept. 5 vs. Liberty.But an Italian vacation interceded and forced me to miss the past two Fridays, so now I'm catching up...

Written by Frank Ahrens about 4 months ago 1,804 reads 1 comments
2009 WVU Preview: Offensive Line

Today, I launch my unit-by-unit preview of the 2009 West Virginia football team with the group that has the most question marks coming in—the offensive line...

Written by Frank Ahrens about 4 months ago 778 reads 21 comments

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Frank Ahrens Article Archive

Cincy 24, WVU 21: Two Calls Doom Mountaineers

West Virginia-Louisville Recap: LEV (Low Entertainment Value)

USF 30, WVU 19: What IS it About Those Guys?

West Virginia 28, UConn 24: Noel Devine to the Rescue

WVU-Marshall: Mountaineers Can Win With Geno Smith

WVU, Pitt, and USF-Cincy Winner Lead Big East Title Race

WVU 34, Syracuse 13: A Cleaner, More Dominating Victory

WVU 35, Colorado 24: More Quick-Strike TDs, but More Turnovers

It's Time For The Miami Dolphins To Play Pat White

Mountains Still to Climb: Evaluating West Virginia at the Quarter-Mile Mark

Auburn 41, WVU 30: Mistakes Thwart Offense

WVU 35, East Carolina 20: Offense Rolls Despite Miscues

Five WVU Freshmen To Watch: No. 1, WR/RB Tavon Austin

WVU-Liberty: No Blowout but No Panic, 33-20

Five WVU Freshmen to Watch: No. 2, WR Logan Heastie

2009 WVU Preview: Special Teams

Five WVU Freshmen To Watch: No. 3, CBs Broderick Jenkins and Pat Miller

2009 WVU Preview: Defensive Backs

Five WVU Freshmen To Watch: No. 4, Shawne Alston

2009 WVU Preview: Receivers

Five WVU Freshmen To Watch: No. 5, QB Eugene Smith

2009 WVU Preview: Defensive Line

2009 WVU Preview: Linebackers

2009 West Virginia Football Preview: Running Backs

2009 WVU Preview: Offensive Line

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