Late Tuesday night, it was announced that Sen. Mike Woelfel plans to introduce a bill to guarantee that the West Virginia and Marshall basketball rivalry will continue beyond this year.
“I have formed an impression that this series is over unless some action is taken,” Woelfel said. “Unless there is some affirmative intervention, the universities won’t meet again in basketball.”
The most recent, and presumably final, rivalry contest between the Mountaineers and Thundering Herd took place on Dec. 17 in Charleston. WVU won the game, 86-68. Shortly after the final whistle, reports came out that it likely would be the final game between the two schools moving forward.