West Virginia begins the season ranked No. 22 in the Associated Press Top 25 college football poll. It is the third time under coach Dana Holgorsen that West Virginia is starting the season ranked in the writers' poll, the other instances coming in 2011 and 2012.
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West Virginia University Athletics and IMG announced Friday (Aug. 18) the debut of the Mountaineer Tailgate Club, a customizable, premier tailgate and hospitality experience for Mountaineer fans attending home games at Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium.
The new video board in the north end of Milan Puskar Stadium is nearing completion and has been unveiled. The new high definition video board is 37.2 feet high by 97.2 feet long for a total of 3,616 square feet. The square footage dwarfs the south end video board, which is 23.6 feet high by 85 feet long for a total of 2,006 square feet.
Fresh off the program's first trip to the NCAA College Cup, an exciting promotional slate is scheduled for the top-ranked West Virginia University women's soccer team's return to Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium this fall.
The average college football fan today probably understands that schedules are developed many, many years in advance, but most don’t fully appreciate all of the complexities that are sometimes involved in the process. Director of Athletics Shane Lyons, covering a variety of topics with the media on Wednesday afternoon at the Milan Puskar Center, provided some insight on the subject.
The Mountaineers’ contest against Oklahoma on Sunday, Oct. 8, will be broadcast throughout the state of West Virginia and the Pittsburgh region on AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh at 2 p.m. ET. The match was previously scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. ET. Fans outside of the region also will be able to watch the match on local FSN channels.