Tickets are now available to WVU students for the 2010 Friends of Coal Bowl. WVU and Marshall will square off at 7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 10, in Huntington, W.Va. Tickets are $45 each and can be purchased by students at the Mountaineer Ticket Office in the WVU Coliseum.
Student ticket purchases are limited to one ticket per student. Students must present their WVU ID at the time of purchase. The Mountaineer Ticket Office is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and accepts checks, American Express, Discover, MasterCard and Visa for payment.
Neild named candidate for CLASS award
West Virginia senior nose tackle Chris Neild was one of 30 players nominated as a candidate for the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award.
Neild and Syracuse linebacker Derrell Smith were the lone two members from the Big East Conference.
Neild has a 3.0 GPA in multidisciplinary studies and is considered one of the best defensive linemen in the Big East.
Lindamood gets a scholarship
West Virginia redshirt sophomore Matt Lindamood earned a scholarship.
The bulldozing fullback received word of the scholarship from head coach Bill Stewart.
"I'm very thankful for it," Lindamood said. "I don't think Coach Stew understand how much I appreciate it and how much it means to me."
Lindamood, a Parkersburg, W.Va., native, was a star in the team's final scrimmage. He rushed three times for 63 yards.
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