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Sunday Post-Game Roundup: West Virginia Mountaineers vs Alabama Crimson Tide

Post-game coverage of yesterday's game from all around the horn (including a couple perspectives from the other camp) including: Recaps, features, coaches press conferences, video highlights, photo galleries and results from around the Big 12.

Kevin C. Cox

Recaps and Features:

Blake Sims plays wire-to-wire as No. 2 Alabama beats West Virginia - ESPN
Recap, stats, videos, photos, etc.

Alabama Outlasts West Virginia - WVU Athletics

Mountaineers miss opportunities, fall to No. 2 Alabama in season opener - Charleston Daily Mail

Trickett, White connect for career days in loss to Alabama - Charleston Daily Mail

WVU hangs with No. 2 Alabama before falling 33-23 - Charleston Gazette

The lamb had some spunk - Charleston Gazette

Football Notebook: Positive Signs - WVU Athletics (autoplay audio)

WVU notebook: Mountaineers not discouraged - Charleston Gazette

WVU Football Notebook: Take your pick on what cost Mountaineers most - Exponent Telegram

West Virginia notebook: Ex-Hopewell RB star Shell sees 1st action since 2012 - Pittsburgh Tribune Review

Despite loss, Trickett has WVU back in passing lane - WV MetroNews

Clint Trickett remains confident after West Virginia's loss to Alabama Saturday - WVUPros

WVU falls short in opener - Exponent Telegram

WVU comes up short in upset bid against No. 2 Alabama- Pittsburgh Tribune Review

Alabama pushed, shoved and ran past West Virginia - Sporting News

Alabama had to sweat before pulling away from WVU in Blake Sims' QB debut - AL.com

Three and Out: Blake Sims helps Alabama Crimson Tide hold off West Virginia Mountaineers - SI.com

3 things we learned from Alabama's win over West Virginia - SBNation.com

Plays that changed the game: WVU-Bama - Big 12 Blog - ESPN

Mountaineers only catch whiff of Tide’s slippery QB - WV MetroNews

Mountaineers had their moments—just need more - WV MetroNews

Miscues spoil WVU upset bid - Register Herald

Missed opportunities haunt WVU - Exponent Telegram

Missed Opportunities - BGN

Missed opportunities, inability to establish run game costs West Virginia in loss to Alabama - AL.com

Holgorsen: Worley’s Interception a Wasted Opportunity in Loss to Alabama - WVillustrated

West Virginia falls to Alabama, 33-23 - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

WVU Falls to Bama, 33-23 - EerSports

No. 2 Alabama Too Much for WVU - WVSports.com

Football: WVU challenges No. 2 Alabama, but loses 33-23 in Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game - WVUPros

West Virginia penalized for Alabama QB running into sideline - SBNation.com

Effort - But Not Execution - BGN

What we learned about the Mountaineers - Register Herald

A little hope, a little fun and a whole lot of traffic - Exponent Telegram

Big 12 helmet stickers: Week 1 - Big 12 Blog - ESPN

What we learned in the Big 12 Conference: Week 1 - ESPN

Photos:

Photo Gallery: WVU vs. Alabama - Aug 30, 2014 - WVU Athletics

PHOTO GALLERY: WVU's Tough Loss to Alabama in Atlanta - WVillustrated

Photo Gallery I: WVU vs Alabama - BGN

Photo gallery: WVU can’t quite turn the Tide - WV MetroNews

Video:


Watch: Holgorsen’s postgame comments after Chick-fil-A loss - WV MetroNews

Watch: Saban lauds West Virginia’s offense, Kiffin’s debut - WV MetroNews

WVSports.com TV: Assistant Coach & Player Interviews - WVSports.com
Coaches Dawson & Gibson, Trickett, Shell & White

VIDEO INTERVIEWS: WVU Players Following Loss to No. 2 Alabama - WVillustrated
Rose, Shell, Trickett, Thompson & Alford

Big 12 Results:

NDSU 34, Iowa State 14 - Recap - Wide Right & Natty Lite

Kansas State cruises with few stumbles, crushes Stephen F. Austin 55-16 - Bring On The Cats

Ground And Pound! Oklahoma Sooners Football Runs Over Louisiana Tech 48-16 - Crimson And Cream Machine

Cowboys fall just short in 37-31 loss to No. 1 Florida State - Oklahoman (autoplay)

Strong Texas Longhorns defense throttles North Texas Mean Green, 38-7 - Burnt Orange Nation

Flyin' Frogs- TCU thumps Samford 48-14 - Frogs O' War

Texas Tech Struggles with Central Arkansas, Red Raiders Win 42-35 - Viva The Matadors