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News and information manager at @WestVirginiaU . Former sports editor @DominionPostWV . #WVU SOJ alum. Opinions are my own, not my employer's.

Inwood, WV - Morgantown, WV
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My sports anxiety won’t let me sit at the end of close games regardless of the sport. I’m creating a monster and it’s everything I always dreamed it would be.
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It’s officially a “thing” inside the Puskar Center. #WVU
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The “sports ball” brigade has found this. Pray for me.
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8 months
WVU winning as many ACC games as Pitt this season is the cherry on top the sundae.
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2 years
I’ve seen a lot of old pictures of Morgantown but none blows my mind more than this being the University Avenue loop.
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1 year
Just before the world ended. We were robbed of this team in the tournament 😩
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9 months
Anyone wanna go to the Pitt game tonight? I understand if you want to get a small fry from McDonald’s instead.
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5 years
The Seahawks receivers just did an N’Sync celebration and it was awesome.
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2 years
The difference JT Daniels has made on this team is unreal.
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2 years
Former WVU receiver Sam Brown fighting as former WVU receiver Daikiel Shorts and former WVU strength staffer Darl Baurer try to break it up on a team coached by the former WVU head coach Dana Holgorsen.
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The Transfer Portal CFB
2 years
WHAT IS GOING ON AT HOUSTON ????
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2 years
I have absolutely no idea why I entertain Maryland and Virginia Tech fans on this Country Roads stuff all the time. The man literally stood on Mountaineer Field and sang the song. That’s good enough for me.
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National player of the year Oscar Tshiebwe has as many NCAA tournament wins as Pauly Paulicap and Dimon Carrigan this season.
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5 years
Texas put LSU’s band in the upper deck earlier in Austin. Looks like WVU returned the favor.
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1 month
Not a rivalry.
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1 year
@ModernWarzone Don’t buy this, I beg you.
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4 years
Hey let’s all get vaccinated so we can fit 60,000 in Milan Puskar Stadium to welcome Virginia Tech like the good old days.
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Me against Penn State on the first play of my WVU dynasty on College Football 25.
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2 years
“Stupid ass transfer portal we have today.” - Charles Barkley
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6 years
According to Darnell Wright, the highest rated recruit in West Virginia history, WVU didn’t really get into the picture until Neal Brown got there. That’s just mind-boggling from Dana Holgorsen.
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When NIL started, never in a million years would I think the likes of Penn State football and Syracuse basketball would be up in arms about WVU, WEST VIRGINIA, “giving the bag.”
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3 years
Aaron Donald never beat WVU.
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3 years
Now that he’s made his decision, I feel awful for Jarret Doege. He was the best option at QB for WVU the last two years and did not deserve the hate he got, whether or not he should have been the QB.
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4 years
Bear fights in the middle of Morgantown. Bear fights.
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1 year
Showing a map of the Blue Ridge Mountains going through West Virginia as proof it doesn’t go through West Virginia is actually hilarious.
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The Blue Ridge Mountains don’t go through WV little bro. #WVUEducation
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2 years
WVU at Texas will kick off at 7:30 next Saturday.
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3 years
We're 27 games into Neal Brown's time as head coach and I still have absolutely no idea what the offensive identity is.
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10 months
One of the most overrated things in college sports and I will die on this hill.
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Big Game Boomer
10 months
Enter Sandman did not disappoint.
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11 months
@ProRebornYT You are one of the most annoying “content creators” on this app.
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4 years
Kevin White, Tavon Austin and Colton McKivitz, three of the best players at WVU over the last decade, are all teammates with the 49ers.
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2 years
I will die on this hill. Virginia Tech fans can make fun of Country Roads all they want. Enter Sandman has absolutely nothing to do with their school or state, making it a crappy college “tradition.” Jock Jams type tradition.
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2 years
Anymore proof WVU needs to be in the ACC?
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Eric Mac Lain
2 years
It’s FOOTBALL FRIDAY!!! Here are our top 5 #ACC ooc games for SEPTEMBER! Which one is your favorite????
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2 years
Pretty prominent WVU football skins are starting to let their voices be heard. Pat McAfee saying it on GameDay is a big deal.
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2 years
Neal Brown really taking this one hard and you can definitely tell he’s biting his tongue about Mesidor’s situation. The NCAA needs to fix this.
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2 years
Posing with a national championship trophy won by a team that beat you is kind of funny to me. But that’s all I’ll say about this entire situation until next winter.
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8 months
Oh my god, it just hit me. Under the lights, gold rush, Penn State in all whites as a preseason top 10 team…
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5 years
12 out of 12 infusions done in 10 months. Next step is continuing to have clean scans, but otherwise, we can put this whole thing in the rearview mirror and pray it stays there! #WearSuncreen
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3 years
Remember, Vanderbilt firmly has a place at the college football table, while schools like WVU have to continuously be on edge.
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11 months
Someone scored 70 points in Miami, you say?
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Sean Manning
1 year
“Bro Morgantown is beautiful man”
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Overtime
1 year
LeBron and Cooper Flagg 🤞
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3 years
I’ll give Best Virginia credit, this is nearly identical to watching a WVU game.
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1 year
The amount of casuals who treat college football like the NFL are also the worst. “How many national titles did he win??” “How many Heismans did he win??” “How did he do in the NFL??” Just say you don’t understand college football so we can move on.
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247Sports
2 years
Pat White, one of the most dynamic QBs in college football history, turns 37 today. He's still the only QB to ever win 4 straight bowl games as a starter ✍️
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7 years
@byDavidGardner Gotta finish what you start, even if it hurts.
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8 months
You guys can make fun of Duke’s Mayo all you want but I have thought more about Duke’s Mayo more in the last three weeks than I will probably ever think of all condiments combined in my entire life.
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3 years
One more time in 2021.
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6 years
ESPN ranks two WVU games in the top 10 of the entire season: Oklahoma game at No. 9 and the Texas game at No. 3.
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2 years
The part where he says “West Virginia” is a good start.
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Gerald Smith
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@SeanManning_1 Wait what part of country roads has to do with West Virginia the state or school?
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3 years
I will never, ever understand tweeting at college athletes.
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2 years
Texas Tech fans why they find out Patrick Mahomes never beat WVU.
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Gamblin' Gauchos 🎙️
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West Virginia fans when they find out “Country Roads” is actually about the western part of Virginia
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4 years
True freshman Zach Frazier is getting the start at center, confirmed. Unbelievable for a true freshman offensive lineman is getting the nod the first game of the season, and he's a Fairmont kid.
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2 years
185 cement trucks filled in the pool at the old WVU Natatorium. This is what it looks like now.
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5 years
I love how the WVU fanbase (and this is not just WVU) will welcome all of these grad transfers will open arms, but when someone like Martell Pettaway enter the portal (as a grad transfer), he's a quitter. It drives me nuts.
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4 months
If you were around WVU baseball while I was in college from 2009-13, you truly realize what Randy Mazey has done for this program. It is a literal 180. Enjoy a well-earned retirement, @CoachMazey !
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All the feels! 🥺
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@byDavidGardner Every Harry Potter movie
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@FelsMcDowell Little Tikes, but it’s a hand-me-down from her cousins so I’m not sure if they make this one anymore.
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4 years
Know why I hate politics? Half of you are acting like we are saved and the other half are acting like we’re doomed for all eternity. My guess is neither are correct.
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We went from “WVU will suck because the schedule is an absolute gauntlet” to “WVU’s wins don’t mean anything because everyone sucks” in a matter of three weeks.
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2 years
@StoolGametime @NICKMERCS Or just play what you think is fun. Incredible concept, I know.
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2 years
Exit Sandman.
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10 months
“Dad tell me about the WVU men’s basketball team from late April 2023 to early May 2023”
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2 years
JT Daniels is much closer to Will Grier than Austin Kendall. Just throwing it out there because I've seen some outlandish takes so far today.
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Sean Manning
4 years
Doug Nester should be immediately eligible in 2021 under the new rules. Those who pride themselves on in-state recruits at WVU will love an offensive line of Nester, Wyatt Milum and Zach Frazier for the next 3-4 years.
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5 months
This game seems to be a national showcase about what Iowa State fans have been telling us for years.
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2 years
I never thought I’d see other Power 5 fanbases clamoring “money talks” in favor of WVU.
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11 months
Can you all please just enjoy a win? I beg you, it makes sports so much more fun.
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11 months
I still can’t get over this. Narduzzi really started an entire narrative over the course of a year that ended up being completely false. Absolute paranoia.
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Pitt players heard the stories about getting pelted with beer cans batteries and loose change in Morgantown 😂😅
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2 years
Top-100 recruit Rodney Gallagher out of Uniontown commits to WVU. What a coup for Neal Brown and staff.
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1 year
Here to support @_adamcrowley in the face of adversity.
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4 years
@JonHeyman And the fans aren’t thrilled with any of them.
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3 years
@naholliee @ModernWarzone I’m…. Kind of cool with it.
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2 years
WVU players are holding up the Black Diamond Trophy to the fans who remain, and it's a good many.
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2 years
I love those saying the Mountaineer needs to have a beard when the statue downtown doesn’t even have one.
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5 years
Just to keep everyone in the loop: Lymph node biopsy for my melanoma came back positive, so I had scans Monday to make sure it hasn’t spread anywhere else. Got results today and they were clear. So now I have immunotherapy once a month for a year, but today was a good day.
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So many banners being raised today.
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@SeanManning_1 Congrats! Pitt had 3 wins and WVU had the same number of wins against FBS teams above .500!
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5 years
I mean this with sincerity: After watching Neal Brown all season, this stuff is embarrassing.
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8 months
I’m still very confused why Jared Bartlett entering the portal is a shocking revelation when it’s been made pretty clear it was happening for a while. He’s also earned his degree and played here for five years, he’s earned the right to play one more year wherever he wants.
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4 months
You know you’re getting old when you can’t even tell what bar Pat McAfee was at last night.
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2 years
VERY audible Let's go Mountaineers chant can be heard at Lane Stadium.
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6 years
This is the most accurate thing I’ve ever seen.
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11 months
If he’s not down then it’s intentional grounding, right?
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3 years
!!!
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7 months
Big thanks to @WVUhoops for upsetting Kansas and helping this go viral.
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9 months
I think we would have had them tonight if we had Tre Mitchell and Joe Toussaint and Jose Perez and Kerr Kriisa and RaeQuan Battle and Omar Silverio and Mohamed Wague and James Okonkwo.
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4 years
WVU replaced both starting corners who each got shots in the NFL. It replaced another starting safety, then his replacement opted out on the season, so they moved a corner to free safety. It then lost its defensive coordinator WVU is now the #1 defense in the nation.
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4 months
A Huntington City cop told me he did not care if I got hit by a car that night and honestly I don’t blame him.
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Football Dude
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The collapse of Marshall in 2010 was a beaut!!!
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2 years
Mike Tirico gets to call another 100-yard fumble return!
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5 years
BREAKING: They’re here, folks.
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4 years
Guys, I'm a sports reporter. You don't have to comment on everything I write that school and education is more important. We all know that. But my job is to report on sports, not school and education.
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3 years
WVU’s fanbase telling McNeil he’s making a mistake, a yearly tradition like no other.
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6 years
I know a lot of you already know, but I was diagnosed with melanoma at the beginning of the year. I had surgery today to have it removed along with a couple lymph nodes and the procedure went well! Now we wait for the results, but thanks for the prayers & well wishes throughout.
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2 years
This team is going to the Final Four and you can’t tell me otherwise at 8:24pm on November 15.
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3 years
The 2012 Orange Bowl team will be honored during the Texas game for the team's 10-year anniversary.
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3 years
I am ROLLING at Huggs just gingerly walking off the court as his team is getting into it with Elon 10 feet away.
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People have their opinions on Dana Holgorsen, and that’s fine. But I will say him and Logan both reached out to me after my melanoma diagnosis in early 2019, and this was after he left for Houston.
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4 years
WVU obliterating Richmond, so Mountaineers will have state bragging rights at Christmas.
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2 years
Blaine Stewart coaching at WVU just feels right.
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6 years
Reminder: The other D1 school in the state beat this team by 23 points in the NCAA tournament.
@HerdMBB
Marshall Men’s Basketball
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🎶 “I got a really big team, and they need some really big rings.” 🎶 West Virginia’s only D1 conference champs were given their #CUSAMBK title rings tonight, and they are 🔥😎
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4 years
WVU players standing arm-in-arm during a moment of silence.
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Martinsburg, WV hasn’t been this proud since Kevin Pittsnogle.
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