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Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro-Imagn Images | Sam Navarro-Imagn Images"></media:thumbnail><flatplan:sponsor></flatplan:sponsor><flatplan:author name="Joseph Smith"></flatplan:author></item><item><title>Mark Kellogg&#39;s bold message after NCAA Tournament loss should have WVU fans excited</title><link>https://hailwv.com/mark-kellogg-s-bold-message-after-ncaa-tournament-loss-should-have-wvu-fans-excited?utm_source=RSS</link><author>Joseph Smith</author><guid isPermaLink="false">01kmekys6vjw</guid><description>The Mountaineers suffered a heartbreaking loss on Monday but the future is bright under Mark Kellogg.</description><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 01:05:42 +0000</pubDate><language>en</language><media:thumbnail url="https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_crop,w_3561,h_2003,x_1694,y_175/c_fill,w_2880,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/images/ImagnImages/mmsport/138/01kmem2dmd4pkhc90ste.jpg" caption="Mar 7, 2025; Kansas City, MO, USA; West Virginia Mountaineers head coach Mark Kellogg looks on from the sideline in the first quarter against the Kansas State Wildcats at T-Mobile Center. 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Smith-Imagn Images"></media:thumbnail><flatplan:sponsor></flatplan:sponsor><flatplan:author name="Joseph Smith"></flatplan:author></item><item><title>Jerrod Calhoun could become WVU&#39;s worst nightmare in the Big 12</title><link>https://hailwv.com/jerrod-calhoun-could-become-wvu-s-worst-nightmare-in-the-big-12?utm_source=RSS</link><author>Joseph Smith</author><guid isPermaLink="false">01kmebkwbqbr</guid><description>The former West Virginia assistant under Bob Huggins is taking his talents to the Big 12.</description><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 22:39:18 +0000</pubDate><language>en</language><media:thumbnail url="https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_crop,w_5911,h_3324,x_876,y_580/c_fill,w_2880,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/images/ImagnImages/mmsport/138/01kmebr988p0w1e3b2jy.jpg" caption="Mar 22, 2026; San Diego, CA, USA; Utah State Aggies head coach Jerrod Calhoun reacts in the first half against the Arizona Wildcats during a second round game of the men&#39;s 2026 NCAA Tournament at Viejas Arena. 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Their head coach certainly thinks so.</description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 19:23:03 +0000</pubDate><language>en</language><media:thumbnail url="https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_crop,w_2985,h_1679,x_436,y_135/c_fill,w_2880,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/images/ImagnImages/mmsport/138/01km6b2vz3sx11yb74m0.jpg" caption="Jan 11, 2026; Ames, Iowa, USA; West Virginia Mountaineers head coach Mark Kellogg watches his team play the Iowa State Cyclones during the first half at James H. Hilton Coliseum. 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Smith-Imagn Images"></media:thumbnail><flatplan:sponsor></flatplan:sponsor><flatplan:author name="Joseph Smith"></flatplan:author></item><item><title>WVU basketball earns massive Big 12 Tournament edge with huge UCF win</title><link>https://hailwv.com/wvu-basketball-earns-massive-big-12-tournament-edge-with-huge-ucf-win?utm_source=RSS</link><author>Joseph Smith</author><guid isPermaLink="false">01kk388n5scd</guid><description>The Mountaineers outdid expectations and landed in the top half of the Big 12 standings to close the year with Friday&#39;s win.</description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 04:45:08 +0000</pubDate><language>en</language><media:thumbnail url="https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_crop,w_2291,h_1288,x_2163,y_967/c_fill,w_2880,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/images/ImagnImages/mmsport/138/01kk38gerv1t5xny3r03.jpg" caption="Mar 6, 2026; Morgantown, West Virginia, USA; West Virginia Mountaineers head coach Ross Hodge yells from the sideline during the first half against the UCF Knights at Hope Coliseum. 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