West Virginia Mountaineers

During the 2008-09 high school season in Baltimore on a rainy, damp evening at John Hopkins Stadium, former Dunbar Poets’ running back Tavon Austin was waiting to receive a punt with the rain banging on his visor. He settled under the ball for the catch and dipped to his left, and [...]

With Week 9 in the books, it’s time to reveal an updated set of rankings on the Top 25 teams in college football.  Below you will see a list of the latest standings entering Week 10, with results from Saturday’s action and movement from last week’s rankings. RELATED: [50 Things [...]

Are you stoked for Saturday’s great slate of games in Week 8?  Get geared up for the thrilling upcoming action around the world of college football with these predictions for the Top 10 contests on tap!  Be sure to ‘like’ Gridiron Grit on Facebook and follow us on Twitter @GridironGrit [...]

  A Big 12 heavyweight battle that has so much at stake truly will be a joy to watch whether you despise a lack of defense or not. West Virginia’s defense has horrendous this season and nothing has changed last week when they were thumped by Texas Tech. While we [...]

The college football landscape looks a little different after several surprises unfolded last weekend. Three teams went down in the Top 10 (Florida State, LSU and Georgia), while West Virginia, South Carolina and Florida continued to climb closer to the top, rounding out the Top 5 behind the Quack Attack [...]

The West Virginia Mountaineers look as good as it gets offensively, and all of a sudden they are BCS title contenders thanks to Geno Smith putting up record-setting numbers. How one can throw for 22 TD without an INT is beyond me, but Dana Holgorsen’s offense cannot be stopped. The [...]

  South Carolina at LSU (10/13) The Bayou Bengals should be a bit upset after losing to the Gators in the Swamp, but not all is lost. The SEC still has several games to be decided and this would be one to sit down and watch. If you thought last [...]

1. SEC The best conference in America is still the SEC and it is not even that close these days. Heading into this past weekend there were five teams ranked in the top 10: Alabama, LSU, Georgia, South Carolina and Florida. Those defenses are among the best in the country [...]

  Rose Bowl (Jan 1) USC Trojans (10-3 Projected Pac-12 Tie-in) vs. Michigan Wolverines (10-3 Projected Big Ten Champion) USC may not get in the BCS if they happen to have three losses depending on where Clemson and Notre Dame fit into the picture. Could you imagine if the Irish [...]

The first five weeks of the 2012 college football season presented plenty of surprises, disappointment and excitement, and as expected, the intensity increased by leaps and bounds this past weekend. Two teams ranked in the Top 10 were forced to bite the dust, while two other teams in the Top [...]