WVU football: Spring Game needs a boost

The WVU football program recently announced that the annual Spring Game will be held at Milan Puskar Stadium on April 7.

According to WVUsports.com, it will get started at 1 p.m. and cost $10 per person. It’s not a bad way to get in a football mindset in the middle of Spring. There is still a lot of down time before the real action begins on Mountaineer Field a few months later.

There are also a number of reasons to avoid going to the Spring Game. First of all, calling it a game is a bit of a misnomer. It is basically a glorified practice, though there is some type of scoring system. Also, weather plays a huge factor in the attendance and overall feel of the game.

In recent years, heavy rain…