Mike Asti

6 days ago | wvsportsnow.com | Mike Asti

For a positive sign about the recruitment of a highly coveted wide receiver, Zachary Washington has placed the WVU football program on his most update list of top schools. Washington included West Virginia as one of his top seven this week. This new development comes a week after WVU wide receivers coach Ryan Garrett visited Washington at his home in Wheaton, Ill. The Mountaineers made the cut along with Indiana, Kansas State, Michigan State, Missouri, Ole Miss and Wisconsin.

6 days ago | wvsportsnow.com | Mike Asti

Wyatt Milum is now officially a Jacksonville Jaguars, signing with the team that drafted him on Friday. Milum’s rookie deal is believed to be for four years and worth over $6 million, including a $1.25 million signing bonus, $1,205,312 guaranteed and an average annual salary of $1,569,326. It took until the second day of the NFL Draft for West Virginia’s Wyatt Milum to hear his name called. Milum was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars with the 89th overall selection of the third round.

6 days ago | wvsportsnow.com | Mike Asti

Late Friday night, the WVU football staff gained another transfer commitment in junior college running back Cyncir Bowers, who made his announcement on social media after his recent visit. After proving himself at the junior college level, Bowers is looking to elevate his game as a Mountaineer. He already established himself as a versatile force and is coming off monster production at Iowa Central Community College.

1 week ago | yardbarker.com | Mike Asti

Only a few months into his time as a member of the Florida Panthers, Brad Marchand already has a signature moment. While it's still strange for some to see the former Boston Bruins captain trying to help the Panthers repeat as Stanley Cup champions, he certainly ingratiated himself with his new fan base by scoring the game-winner in overtime on Friday night.

1 week ago | wvsportsnow.com | Mike Asti

It’s not uncommon for Pete Thamel to appear on the Pat McAfee Show, but Friday marked interesting timing since Thamel was coming off his own talk with WVU head coach Rich Rodriguez. But Thamel’s recent interview with Rodriguez on ESPN’s College GameDay podcast led to him actually being the one to bring up West Virginia to McAfee. After referencing his talk with Rodriguez, McAfee then took it upon himself to ask the national college football insider what he thinks of the Mountaineers.