... to help shorten this year’s off-season for fans of the Mountaineer football team.

The first was an injury to Eugene Smith’s foot that prompted Coach Bill Stewart to move spring drills into April. A move that turned out to be a windfall for attendance at the annual spring game, it is believed this year’s spring game had the highest attendance ever.

The second was Bob Huggins’ WVU basketball teams Final Four run. WVU seldom plays basketball in April. Although, with Huggins as coach that appears to be changing. Annual deep runs into the NCAA tournament are becoming expectations in Morgantown.

The third was the hiring of Oliver Luck to replace the retiring Ed Pastilong as athletic director. Pastilong will ...

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