The five-time reigning and nation-best 19-time NCAA Champion Mountaineers will face six of the seven teams they defeated at the 2017 NCAA Championships, including national runner-up TCU.
Athletics
Head football coach Dana Holgorsen has suspended sophomore wide receiver Marcus Simms for the opening game of the 2017 season. In addition, Simms must fulfill certain requirements before his reinstatement to competition.
An estimated 2,000 college football fans visited with the 2017 West Virginia University Mountaineers on Sunday (Aug. 13) as part of Fan Day 2017.
With preseason nearly complete and two exhibition wins to its name, the No. 1-ranked West Virginia University women’s soccer team can now turn its attention to its season opener, a 4 p.m. match at No. 5 Georgetown on Friday (Aug. 18), at Shaw Field, in Washington, D.C.
Registration will begin Aug. 16 at 8:30 a.m., and the tryout will be from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. The tryout will take place at the men’s soccer practice field, directly behind the Basketball Practice Facility.
In addition to thrilling action on the court, the West Virginia University volleyball team will offer several exciting promotions at the WVU Coliseum throughout the 2017 season.