MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — As players convened for Monday afternoon’s practice inside the empty WVU Coliseum, Elijah Macon speculated on how the atmosphere would ramp up to rowdiness by Tuesday night.
On deck are the Kansas Jayhawks, the first AP No. 1-ranked team to visit in a decade and the brand by which all other Big 12 programs are measured. With students back on campus and season ticketholders circling this game, the No. 11 Mountaineers are anticipating 13,000-plus in the arena.
“I’m sure Morgantown is getting fired up,” Macon said, “and everybody here doesn’t like Kansas either.