LIVE GAME THREAD: WVU Gold-Blue Spring Game
It's gameday! Today marks the return of the annual Gold-Blue Spring Game as the West Virginia Mountaineers get set to enter their third season under head coach Neal Brown.
Below we will provide LIVE updates of today's spring game! Rosters of each team are also listed.
LIVE UPDATES
The spring game will begin with some special teams drills.
MEDIA TIMEOUT
Players now going through the Mountaineer Drill (4 plays to get 20 yards - 3 defenders, 3 linemen, 1 back)
TD Markquan Rucker (BLUE) - 3 points, 3-0.
TD Markquan Rucker (BLUE) - 3 points, 6-0.
Kickoff challenge now taking place.
Casey Legg wins kickoff challenge (BLUE) - 3 points, 9-0.
MEDIA TIMEOUT
Traditional scrimmage getting set to begin.
Jarret Doege and the GOLD team to start with the ball.
Doege's pass falls incomplete, nearly intercepted.
Doege completes pass to Ford-Wheaton - 8 yard gain.
Doege completes pass to Wright Jr for first down.
Doege scrambles for 9 yards.
Wright gain of 4 on the carry, first down.
Doege sacked by Taijh Alston.
Doege completes pass to L. Brown for 3 yards.
Doege sacked by VanDarius Cowan.
GOLD TEAM punts.
BLUE TEAM ball led by QB Garrett Greene.
Greene completes pass to Smith for 4 yards.
Sparrow fumbles, BLUE recovers.
Greene's pass incomplete, intended for S. Brown - PENALTY (Defensive PI).
Greene completes pass to Prather for 51 yards.
Greene sacked by Jefferson.
Greene completes pass to S. Brown for 4 yards.
Sparrow 8 yard carry.
Sumpter FG IS GOOD (BLUE) - 3 points, 12-0.
GOLD BALL
Mathis loss of 3 yards on the carry.
Doege completes pass to Ford-Wheaton, 11 yards.
Mathis 2 yard carry
Doege's pass complete to Mathis for 2 yards.
Doege completes pass to Wright for 5 yards.
Doege completes pass to Wright for 6 yards.
Doege completes pass to Wright for 21 yards.
Doege completes pass to Mathis for NO GAIN - OFFSIDES ON DEFENSE.
Mathis 2 yard carry.
Doege's pass incomplete, intended for Ford-Wheaton.
Doege's pass incomplete, dropped by Wright.
King's FG IS GOOD (GOLD) - 3 points, 12-3.
BLUE BALL
Greene's pass incomplete, nearly intercepted by Naim Muhammad.
Greene's pass complete to Prather for 4 yards.
Greene scrambles for 4 yard run.
Greene's pass complete to Prather for 7 yards.
Greene's pass intercepted in end zone by Daryl Porter Jr.
MEDIA TIMEOUT
Punt challenge set to begin.
BLUE TEAM wins punt challenge, 15-6.
GOLD TEAM ball
Doege's pass complete to L. Brown for 9 yards.
Doege's pass incomplete, intended for James.
PENALTY - HANDS TO THE FACE, DEFENSE.
Brown 2 yard carry.
Brown 5 yard carry.
Doege's pass incomplete, intended for Wright - PENALTY (Defensive PI)
Doege's pass complete to Esdale for 5 yards.
Brown 2 yard carry.
Brown 4 yard carry.
Doege's pass incomplete, intended for Esdale.
Brown 2 yard rush.
Doege 1 yard rush, TOUCHDOWN (GOLD), 15-13.
QB challenge to begin between Doege vs Greene.
Deuce McBride is in attendance and will participate in the QB challenge.
Doege wins QB challenge.
Zach Frazier, Graseon Malashevich, Leddie Brown, Tony Mathis, Scottie Young Jr. all named Iron Mountaineer award winners.
Graeson Malashevich wins Tommy Nickolich award
Garrett Greene & Eddie Watkins win JUICE award
BLUE BALL
Greene's pass completed to Smith, 14 yards.
Sparrow 6 yard run.
Sparrow 8 yard run.
Greene's pass incomplete, intended for Smith.
Sparrow rush for no gain.
Greene runs for a gain of 5.
Greene's pass incomplete, intended for Smith.
Greene's pass incomplete, intended for S. Brown.
Sparrow 7 yard carry.
Greene's pass incomplete, intended for Smith.
Greene's pass complete to Smith, 10 yards.
Greene's pass complete to Sparrow, 11 yards.
Greene's pass incomplete to S. Brown.
Sparrow 5 yard rush.
Greene 11 yard rush.
Sparrow 7 yard rush.
Greene's pass incomplete, intended for Prather.
Sparrow 9 yard rush TOUCHDOWN (BLUE), 26-20.
BLUE BALL (Will Crowder in at QB)
Crowder's pass complete to Rucker, 3 yards.
Crowders' pass complete to Fox, 2 yards.
Crowder sacked by Jared Bartlett.
Crowder intercepted by Avery Wilcox for a TOUCHDOWN.
Crowder's pass completed to S. Brown for a 65 yard TOUCHDOWN.
Matt Cavallaro now in at QB for the BLUE TEAM
Rucker 1 yard run.
Rucker 6 yard run.
Cavallaro's pass incomplete, intended for Fox.
Cavallaro sacked by Jordan Jefferson.
Cavallaro sacked by Eddie Watkins.
PENALTY (FALSE START)
Cavallaro's pass complete to Cole, 4 yards.
Cavallaro sacked by Sean Martin.
GOLD WINS 39-38.
GOLD TEAM OFFENSE
QBs: Jarret Doege, Matt Cavallaro
RBs: Leddie Brown, Tony Mathis Jr.
WRs: Bryce Ford-Wheaton, Winston Wright Jr., Isaiah Esdale, Sean Ryan, Sam James
TEs: Mike O'Laughlin, Charles Finley, Treylan Davis
OL: Brandon Yates, Parker Moorer, Jordan White, Zach Frazier, Ja'Quay Hubbard, James Gmiter
GOLD TEAM DEFENSE
DL: Taurus Simmons, Jalen Thornton, Sean Martin, Rhett Heston, Jordan Jefferson, Brayden Dudley
BANDIT: Jared Bartlett, Eddie Watkins
LB: Devell Washington, James Thomas, Jax McCauley, Drew Joseph
DB: Daryl Porter Jr., Malachi Ruffin, Andrew Wilson-Lamp, Davis Mallinger, Naim Muhammad, L'Trell Bradley, Avery Wilcox
GOLD TEAM SPECIALISTS
K: Evan Staley, Danny King
P: Kolton McGhee, Leighton Bechdel
HLD: Austin Brinkman
BLUE TEAM OFFENSE
QBs: Garrett Greene, Will Crowder
RBs: A'varius Sparrow, Markquan Rucker, Owen Chafin
WRs: Kaden Prather, Reese Smith, Sam Brown, Preston Fox, CJ Cole, Randy Fields Jr., Graeson Malashevich
TEs: Trace Weitzel, Victor Wikstrom, T.J. Banks
OL: Nick Malone, Jackson Oxley, Noah Drummond, Tyler Connolly, Donavan Beaver, Chaz Jennings, Shawn Lee, Doug Nester, Christopher Mayo, Tairiq Stewart, John Hughes
BLUE TEAM DEFENSE
DL: Jeffery Pooler Jr., Taijh Alston, Lanell Carr, Dante Stills, Tavis Lee, Akheem Mesidor, Edward Vesterinen
BANDIT: VanDarius Cowan
LB: Exree Loe, Josh Chandler-Semedo
DB: Jackie Matthews, Alonzo Addae, Nicktroy Fortune, Kerry Martin Jr., Scottie Young Jr., Jairo Faverus, Sean Mahone, Quamaezius Mosby
BLUE TEAM SPECIALISTS
K/P: Tyler Sumpter
HLD: J.P. Hadley
K: Casey Legg
P: Evan Matthes
P: Kaulin Parris
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