WVU football

2022 - 9 - 17

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WVU football dominates Towson for first win (WBOY.com)

MORGANTOWN, W. Va. — Neal Brown said WVU's third game was going to be about the Mountaineers. His team followed through, dominating Towson 65-7 for its ...

Nicco Marchiol made his college debut in the game, completing his first career pass to Preston Fox for eight yards. added 88 yards in the half for two scores and finished with 104 yards. The Tigers finished with just 180 yards in the contest. CJ Donaldson continued the strong start to his college career, rushing eight times for 101 yards and three touchdowns. His team followed through, dominating Towson 65-7 for its first win of the season. On this edition of The Gold and Blue Nation Podcast, presented by Pritt & Spano, hosts Nick Farrell and Ryan Decker react to what they saw in the blowout win.

Live updates: WVU vs. Towson - WVU 65, Towson 7 (4) (247Sports)

Change is in the air today as West Virginia plays host to Towson in its annual matchup with an FCS program. The Mountaineers are 0-2 and following through ...

-- SCORE: Anderson is stuffed and a false start penalty pulls the offense back, but Crowder connects with Jeremiah Aaron for a 5-yard touchdown pass. -- SCORE: WVU's sideline is dying to snap the ball and waving for Reese Smith to motion right to left. -- Towson cannot stonewall the WVU offense right now. -- After a pass to Prather for a first down, Daniels is sacked for a loss of 6. -- Mathis is tackled for a big loss, and WVU is about to have third-and-16 (or so), but a facemask penalty on Damir Faison moves the ball to Towson's 33. The catch is reviewed and overturned. On fourth-and-1, WVU runs with the freshman again and moves the sticks. -- SCORE: Ball on the left hash, Kaden Prather 1-on-1 on the right side. -- SCORE: D'Ago Hunter returns the kickoff 96 yards for a touchdown. Daniels goes back to Ford-Wheaton and a cushion, and Ford-Wheaton makes a catch and breaks a tackle for a gain of 14. Middle linebacker Tirek Austin-Cave, a transfer from the University of Miami, is in uniform for the first time today. White is listed as the starting right guard today and Nester as the starting right tackle.

West Virginia vs. Towson: How to watch live stream, TV channel ... (CBSSports.com)

Towson beat the Morgan State Bears 29-21 last week. Meanwhile, the Mountaineers fought the good fight in their overtime game against the Kansas Jayhawks last ...

[college football picks](https://www.sportsline.com/college-football/picks/#ttag=SL19_lk_cbssports_cfb_htw) for every single game, including this one, from SportsLine's advanced computer model. Regional restrictions may apply.) We'll see if the Tigers can repeat their recent success or if West Virginia bounces back and reverse their fortune. Daniels' 67-yard touchdown toss to Ford-Wheaton in the second quarter made for one of the most memorable moments of the evening. Their defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of WR Considering their sizeable disadvantage in the spread, the Towson Tigers can expect to have a real challenge on their hands Saturday.

Mountaineers Handle the Tigers (CalBearsMaven)

Morgantown, WV - The West Virginia Mountaineers (1-2) grabbed their first win on Saturday with a 65-7 win over the Towson Tigers (2-1). GAMESummary_2022-Tow.

JT Daniels remained efficient, tossing 174 yards in the first half and a touchdown before Garret Greene took over the reins of the offense and leading the Mountaineers down the field for a touchdown on the final drive of the half. tallied 88 yards and pair of touchdowns. CJ Donaldson had 97 first half rushing yards and three touchdowns, highlighted by an 82-yard touchdown run and Tony Mathis Jr.

West Virginia Football Dominates Towson, Claiming first Win for ... (WVSportsNow)

Quarterback JT Daniels led WVU down the field on the opening drive of the game, capping it off with a short two-yard touchdown pass to Kaden Prather. Towson did ...

[27-21 win in Morgantown](https://wvsportsnow.com/west-virginia-football-upsets-virginia-tech-black-diamond-rivalry/) last season. [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4mtB2t5Iq4IgEV5VX2dXGQ?view_as=subscriber). The Mountaineers will now travel to Blacksburg, Virginia to battle for the Black Diamond Trophy against Virginia Tech in a short week. Also on the ground and a bright spot Greene ran for a total of 59 yards in a little over a half of work. JT Daniels, who was eventually replaced by sophomore Garrett Greene late in the second quarter once WVU achieved a comfortable advantage, finished the day having completed 16 out of 24 passes, throwing 174 yards and tossing one touchdown pass.

Three Thoughts on West Virginia's 65-7 Win Over Towson (Heartland College Sports)

The West Virginia Mountaineers have had a rough start to the season after losing their first two games against Pittsburgh and Kansas.

For most of the first half, the broadcast audio on ESPN+ was skipping. But as the price goes up ($9.99/month for ESPN Plus) the broadcasts needs to be more stable and of a higher quality. It’s the way of the future. That being said, the Mountaineers have one of the hardest schedules with 11 Power 5 games and now they turn around to a short week with Virginia Tech on the road. [Neal Brown](https://www.heartlandcollegesports.com/2022/09/16/can-neal-brown-avoid-a-meltdown-in-morgantown/) losing the first two games of the season took his seat from warm to warmer, if not hot, depending on who you ask in Morgantown. But WVU welcomed in an inferior opponent in Towson on Saturday and took plenty of their frustrations out on the Tigers at home in a dominant 65-7 win.

Donaldson, Mathis piled up rushing TDs, WVU whips Towson (Toronto Star)

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Tony Mathis rushed for 104 yards and two touchdowns, CJ Donaldson ran for 101 yards and three scores, and West Virginia breez...

Entering Saturday, West Virginia’s 401.5 yards and 46.5 points allowed per game had ranked toward the bottom of the Bowl Subdivision. We never got in a rhythm offensively, and while it’s great to return the opening kickoff, it actually kinda bit us in the foot. The only scoring for Towson (2-1) came on D’Ago Hunter’s 96-yard kickoff return for a touchdown in the first quarter. The mistakes that they made in the previous two weeks, they did not at all make today,“ Towson coach Rob Ambrose said. Bailey was recognized along with inductees from other sports at the end of the first quarter. “Hats off to West Virginia and coach Brown. Numerous other players saw their first significant action on both sides of the ball for West Virginia, including wide receivers Cortez Braham and Jeremiah Aaron. Redshirt freshman Preston Fox caught a 26-yard TD from Marchiol to close the scoring. The three were members of the 2011 team that beat Clemson 70-33 in the Orange Bowl and all three set multiple school offensive records in 2012. For the morale of your football team, they’re really important.” Although it didn’t quite make up for opening the season with close losses to No. Most of his yards Saturday came on an 82-yard scoring run.