West Virginia’s Oct. 17 home game against Cincinnati will kick off at noon ET and be televised on TNT, with TruTV and HBO Max carrying the simulcast, the Big 12 announced.
The Bearcats’ visit will double as Homecoming in Morgantown, with alumni and friends invited back to town for the matchup. The game, presented by Go Mart, will also serve as the Stripe the Stadium contest.
Fans in even-numbered sections, including Sec. 102, 104, 202 and 204, along with the Diversified Energy Terrace and all WVU students, are being asked to wear gold. Those in odd-numbered sections, such as Sec. 101, 103, 201 and 203, are encouraged to wear blue.
WVU students are encouraged to wear gold. A Stripe the Stadium map is available at wvusports.com/stripethestadium.
For WVU alumni, the Mountaineer Ticket Sales and Service team is offering special group ticket packages for the Cincinnati game.
Before that, the Mountaineers will host Arizona on Saturday, Oct. 10 at noon ET, also on TNT with TruTV and HBO Max simulcasting. That game is being billed as Coal Rush, with WVU honoring the coal mining industry and heritage of the Mountain State throughout the day. Fans are encouraged to wear black, and tickets remain available.
The day will also include the 36th WVU Sports Hall of Fame induction ceremony at 9 a.m. in the Caperton Indoor Practice Facility. The Class of 2026 features John Beilein, Kadeisha Buchanan, Dennis Fowlkes, Bria Holmes, Alex Kasich, Ashley Lawrence and Craig Turnbull, bringing the total number of inductees to 250.
Morgantown will also host the Big 12 Conference Fall Tour from Oct. 8-10.
David Lee Murphy will headline the Kickoff Concert at Almost Heaven Village, presented by Scouting America, on Saturday, Oct. 10.
The concert will be held on the North Lawn on the northeast side of Milan Puskar Stadium, with more details due in the coming week.
Admission to the Big 12 Kickoff Concert is free, and fans are invited to bring their own food and beverages since there will be no public concession sales during or before the event.
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