ADVERTISEMENT

WVU Release Football Announces Time Change for Mantrip

Keenan Cummings

Fact Based and Wonderful
Staff
Sep 16, 2007
106,904
223,704
678
38
Football Announces Time Change for Mountaineer Mantrip

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (September 6, 2018) – West Virginia University Football has announced that the Mountaineer Mantrip, a fan favorite pregame tradition, will now start approximately two hours and 45 minutes (3:15 p.m. this week) prior to kickoff each home game.

The Mountaineer Mantrip, a team walk set to rally WVU fans before each home game, is a nod to the state’s proud coal industry and heritage. The Mantrip, named after the shuttle that typically transports miners down into an underground mine at the start of their shift, will take place before every home game this season.

The walk begins when the team is dropped off at the corner of the WVU Medical Center and Don Nehlen Drive. Fans are encouraged to line the path, which will take the team and coaching staff, led by head coach Dana Holgorsen, between the blue and light blue lots and to the entrance of the Northeast gate at Milan Puskar Stadium.

The team is escorted by the Mountaineer mascot, the cheerleading squad and members of the Pride of West Virginia, the WVU marching band, on its route.

Tickets for Saturday’s game are still available and can be purchased online at WVUGAME.com or at 1-800-WVU GAME.

The stadium ticket office will open an hour earlier Saturday, 3 p.m. instead of 4 p.m. Fans who have tickets at will call are encouraged to pick up their tickets early to avoid long lines.
 
Last edited:
...as requested by a prominent player in order to afford more in-stadium prep time...?
 
ADVERTISEMENT