MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - There are many important events over the course of a student-athlete’s career, whether it’s on the field of play or away from it. But the single-most important date in the life of a student-athlete comes at the end of his collegiate journey - graduation.
Today at West Virginia University, nine football players reached a certain level of satisfaction when they walked across the stage and had their degree conferred on them. And once they play in their final game on Jan. 2 in the Cactus Bowl, a majority of these players will no longer wear the distinction of being a student-athlete.