West Virginia football fans will get their first real look at Rich Rodriguez’s second run in Morgantown on August 28, when the Mountaineers hold their annual Fan Day after a month of fall camp work.
Fan Day is set for 2-3 p.m. ET and will be free to attend. Coaches and players will sign autographs and spend time with fans during the event, which comes after WVU’s first practice of fall camp today and the 15 spring practices the team already banked earlier this year.
There’s plenty riding on what the next few weeks reveal. WVU enters camp with more than 80 new faces on the roster, which leaves a lot of unknowns, but the mood around the program is said to be much different than it was a year ago.
There’s more excitement and optimism around the building, along with the sense that the roster has been upgraded. By the time Fan Day arrives, Rodriguez should have a much clearer read on what this group can be.
The schedule for the day starts early for some of the fan base. At 11:30 a.m., 2026 WVU Football season ticket holders, Mountaineer Athletic Club members, and WVU Football 1100 Club members can enter and watch practice from 12-1:15 p.m.
For everyone else, the gates open at 1:55 p.m., and fans must come in through the West Gate on the press box side.
WVU is also trying to keep the autograph line moving. Fans will be limited to one autograph item, meaning they won’t be able to have a helmet, football, jersey and hat all signed.
Multiple items can be brought, but each coach or player can sign only one. Posed photos with coaches and players also won’t be allowed, though fans can snap pictures of players signing items for kids or grandkids as long as those photos don’t slow things down.
A 2026 schedule poster and magnet will be given away as part of the event.
Free parking will be available in lots A1, E, F1, F2, F3 and F4, along with the parking garage on Don Nehlen Drive. WVU notes that parking could be limited in those areas because the event is happening during normal business hours.
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