# West Virginia Mountaineers

Big 12 · Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium, Morgantown, WV
Head coach: Rich Rodriguez · year 2 · 64-34 at WVU · 140-100 career over 20 seasons
Offense: Spread · Defense: Multiple 4-2-5

## 2026 outlook

- 2025 record: 4-8 (2-7 in conference)
- National title odds: +125000 (#86 on the futures board)
- Season win total: 5.5 (over priced -172)
- Returning starter games: 13%
- Schedule difficulty: 42nd-hardest of 138 FBS teams

## Returning production by unit

| Unit | Returning games | Games back | Depth back |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Skill offense | 16% | 10/62 | 3/20 |
| Offensive line | 43% | 23/54 | 4/13 |
| Defensive front | 0% | 0/82 | 4/21 |
| Secondary | 0% | 0/58 | 2/15 |

## Roster movement

- Key returning: Scotty Fox Jr. (QB), Nick Taylor (CB), Malik Agbo (OL), Nick Krahe (OL), Josh Aisosa (OL)
- Key departures (with destination): Darrian Lewis (SAF), Reid Carrico (LB), Derek Carter Jr. (SAF), Jason Chambers (CB), Nicco Marchiol (QB) – NW
- Key arrivals (with previous school): Cam Cook (RB) – JVST, DJ Epps (WR) – TROY, John Neider (WR) – CONN, Michael Hawkins Jr. (QB) – OKLA, Josh Sapp (TE) – CLEM

## Depth chart

### Offense

- WR-X: Prince Strachan, Taron Francis, Landon Drumm
- WR-Z: Jaden Bray, John Neider, Keon Hutchins
- WR-Y: DJ Epps, Armoni Weaver-Bomar, Kedrick Triplett
- LT: Carsten Casady, Deshawn Woods, Jonas Muya
- LG: Nick Krahe, Josh Aisosa, Camden Goforth
- C: Cam Griffin, Wes King, Landen Livingston
- RG: Bubba Grayson, Devin Vass
- RT: Malik Agbo, Kevin Brown, Rhett Morris
- TE: Ryan Ward, Cam Ball, Josh Sapp
- QB: Michael Hawkins Jr., Scotty Fox Jr., Max Brown
- RB: Cam Cook, Geimere Latimer II, Chris Talley
- FB: Kayden Luke

### Defense

- DE: Zeke Durham-Campbell, Darius Wiley, Wilnerson Telemaque
- NT: Nate Gabriel, Jaylen Thomas, Will LeBlanc
- DT: KJ Henson, Corey McIntyre Jr., Taylor Brown
- BAN: Harper Holloman, Tobi Haastrup, Jeremiah Johnson
- WLB: Malachi Hood, Ashton Woods, Cam Torbor, Antoine Sharp Jr.
- MLB: Ben Cutter, Tyler Stolsky, Isaiah Patterson
- LCB: Nick Taylor, Keyshawn Robinson, Da'Mun Allen, ChaMarryus Bomar
- SS: Kamari Wilson, Jacob Bradford, Da'Mare Williams
- FS: Matt Sieg, Kameron Reddic
- RCB: Chams Diagne, Jaire Rawlison, Rayshawn Reynolds Jr., Vincent Smith
- NB: Andrew Powdrell, Geimere Latimer II, Maliek Hawkins

### Special Teams

- PT: Bryan Hansen
- PK: Jack Cassidy, Peter Notaro
- KO: Nate Flower
- LS: Macguire Moss, Kaden Seller
- H: Bryan Hansen
- KR: DJ Epps

## 2026 schedule

| Week | Opponent | Site | TV | Spread |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Coastal Carolina | Home | TNT/HBO Max | WVU -21.5 |
| 2 | Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks (FCS) | Home | ESPN+ | – |
| 3 | Virginia | Away | ACC Network | – |
| 4 | Oklahoma State | Home | – | – |
| 5 | Iowa State | Away | – | – |
| 6 | Arizona | Home | – | – |
| 7 | Cincinnati | Home | – | – |
| 8 | TCU | Away | – | – |
| 10 | Texas Tech | Away | – | – |
| 11 | Kansas | Home | – | – |
| 12 | Houston | Home | – | – |
| 13 | Utah | Away | FOX | – |

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Source: SharpData OS – https://www.sharpdataos.com/cfb/teams/west-virginia
Depth chart updated 2026-08-11. Odds shown are point-in-time snapshots.