MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Game week is finally here!
West Virginia hosts No. 8 Penn State this Saturday at noon in front of a packed crowd at striped Milan Puskar Stadium.
Fans wondering whether to wear gold or blue depending on their seating area can access the Stripe the Stadium chart here.
The Fox Big Noon Kickoff Crew is already in town, getting ready for their live show at Almost Heaven Village, which begins at 10 a.m. Saturday morning. Fans who want to attend the show can enter the space starting at 9 a.m.
Rally towels presented by Coca-Cola will be distributed to all fans attending the game, and two F-16 Viper jets from Shaw Air Force Base in South Carolina are scheduled to conduct a pre-game flyover.
During the game, the outstanding Mountaineer team of Hall of Fame coach Don Nehlen, which defeated Penn State 17-14 here in 1984, will be honored.
West Virginia’s media program for this week began today with select players, coaches Neal Brown and coordinators Jordan Lesley And Chad Scott Visiting reporters in the team room of the Milan Puskar Center.
These interviews are now available on WVUsports.com and West Virginia’s official YouTube channel, WVUSports.
trainer Neal BrownThe United Bank Playbook and Game Preview will be posted early Wednesday afternoon on WVUsports.com.
One day later, on Thursday evening, Mountaineer fans can watch the coach at his weekly Neal Brown Radio broadcast, live from Kegeler’s, beginning at 6 p.m. on stations across West Virginia, online at WVUsports.com and the popular Varsity Network and WVU Gameday apps.
The show lasts two hours and is hosted by live commentator Tony Caridi, who is just beginning his 40th season with the Mountaineer Sports Network.
On Friday, former WVU and NFL star Pat McAfee will host his popular Pat McAfee Show live from noon to 3 p.m. outside the Life Sciences Building on the downtown campus. His daily show will air on ESPN2 until 2 p.m., with the final hour streamed on YouTube.
“We are thrilled to have Pat bring his show to Morgantown on Friday. Mountaineers around the world are proud of Pat and his success,” said Wren Baker, the university’s vice president and athletic director. “We are truly grateful for his unbridled passion for his alma mater and his desire to bring attention to WVU, Morgantown and West Virginia.”
Also, stay connected to the official Mountaineer Football social media accounts throughout the week for additional pre-game content.
Penn State will visit Morgantown for the first time since 1992.
Last year, the Nittany Lions defeated West Virginia 38-15 in front of 110,747 fans at Beaver Stadium.
