WVU Football Team Wraps Up Spring Practice with Annual Gold-Blue Game on Saturday
By Connect-Bridgeport Staff on April 26, 2024
West Virginia University is hosting its annual Gold-Blue Spring Football Game presented by Encova Insurance, on Saturday, April 27, at noon, at Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium.
Fans are reminded that umbrellas are not permitted inside the stadium.
There will be ADA seating available on the West and East sides based on demand.
All parking for cars is on a first-come, first-serve basis.
The following hospital parking lots on the East side will open at 8 a.m. on Saturday and are available for public parking: F1, F2, F3, F4 and E. The following hospital parking lots on the West side also will open at 8 a.m. on Saturday and are available for public parking: A1 and B1. These areas will be blocked off prior to the event and Security will be in place to ensure individuals are parking in the correct areas.
The center most parking lots and the western most parking lots of the large Blue hospital parking lot (Hospital parking lots C1, C2, C3, C4, C5, C6, C7, C8, C9, C10 and D) will be reserved for hospital patients, visitors and staff. Towing will be enforced.
There also will be parking available at the Law School based on availability.
The PRT is operating on its normal Saturday schedule (9:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.), for the price of 50 cents each way. It is free for all students and WVU staff with a valid WVU ID.
The Gold-Blue Game, slated to begin at approximately 12:07 p.m., will conclude WVU's spring football drills.
This year's game will be a four-quarter Gold vs. Blue contest, along with specialty drills and competitions.
The veteran radio announcing crew of Tony Caridi (play-by-play), Dwight Wallace (analysis) and Jed Drenning (sideline) will bring the sights and sounds of the game to the listening audience on the Mountaineer Sports Network presented by Learfield.
The Gold-Blue Spring Football Game will be televised on the Big 12 Now on ESPN+ platform. Nick Farrell will handle the play-by-play duties, Rasheed Marshall will provide analysis and Anjelica Trinone will be an on-site reporter.
Additional television coverage will start with a special Mountaineer GameDay Gold-Blue pregame show starting at 11 a.m. on the all of the local Nexstar affiliates, as well as on AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh, followed by the game broadcast at Noon, on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.
Following the conclusion of the game, all fans in attendance will be welcomed onto Mountaineer Field for 30 minutes for photos and other activities.