We are now less than 48 hours from the West Virginia Mountaineers taking the field for the second-annual Coal Rush game.
While Saturday's showdown at Milan Puskar Stadium between WVU football and TCU will serve as Homecoming for the Mountaineers, the game will also carry a second special meaning to those all across the state of West Virginia as the program once again dons all-black jerseys to honor the state's coal mining heritage. Fans in attendance will also be encouraged to wear black clothing.
On Thursday evening, a social media post by the Mountaineers' official accounts officially revealed this season's Coal Rush jerseys in a short hype video, with footage of a WVU player in the uniforms intercut with footage of West Virginia miners and coal mine imagery, including a scene with a trio of coal miners flexing alongside the player in uniform while they sport their work attire.