WVU Gunners Demolish NCAA 10-2 in Historic National Shootout Final!
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COLUMBUS, OHIO - MARCH 14: West Virginia Mountaineers celebrate their win in the NCAA Men's and Women's Rifle Championship held at Covelli Center on March 14, 2026 in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo by Jay LaPrete/NCAA Photos/NCAA Photos via Getty Images) | NCAA Photos via Getty Images The Shotgun Throwdown is our daily open thread, a place to keep tabs on what’s happening throughout the day. This is your space to talk through the stuff that pops up throughout the day (and night) — news, rumors, random thoughts, questions, complaints, celebrations, anything you think feels worth talking about.
I’ll be dropping in anything newsworthy as the day unfolds. West Virginia news, Big 12 chatter, realignment whispers, recruiting nuggets, coaching rumors, portal watch, TV schedule griping, or just whatever’s bouncing around your head — it’s all fair game here. WVU Rifle wins its 21st national championship — and sets an NCAA Championship record in the process The Mountaineers came from fourth place on the final day to beat TCU with a record 4748 aggregate score.
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4 seed West Virginia opens NCAA Tournament at home against No. 13 Miami of Ohio WVU is hosting first and second round games for the first time in the modern era of the tournament. Tickets go on sale Monday at 10 a.