West Virginia athletic director Wren Baker pushed West Virginia fans to become a member of Country Roads Trust prior to the football team’s bowl game against North Carolina back in December. If the member count exceeded 1,500 before kickoff, he would be willing to be covered in mayo.
It happened and Baker is a man of his word.
On WVU’s annual day of giving, Baker was the recipient of the long awaited Mayo dump which helped raise $855,075 for WVU Medicine Children’s.
With flowers in bloom and warm weather in the air following the darkness and chill of the winter season, spring is often welcomed with open arms by many. That includes West Virginia Head Football Coach Neal Brown.
“It’s one of my favorite times [of year],” Brown said during a press conference Friday.
or Brown, though, the excitement that surrounds the season has less to do with the change in weather and more to do annual Spring Football practices for his program. The Mountaineers are set to begin their spring sessions on Monday, March 25, and will conclude with the annual Gold-Blue Spring Football Game on Saturday, April 27 at Milan Puskar Stadium.
“It’s a great opportunity to teach, you don’t really have the pressure of getting prepared for a game, practices, you’re not going back to back,” Brown said. “So it’s always been one of my favorite times.”
Brown is excited for fans to see the progress made since the 2023 season closed in December with a 30-10 victory in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl. He praised the different support staff members within the program for the progress made.
“We’ve had a productive winter, and I really give a lot of credit to our support areas,” Brown said.
“You’re going to notice some significant difference in bodies — in body compositions and body weights.”
