Coming off a strong performance but heartbreaking loss to ranked No. 9 Tennessee last week in Knoxville, the Mountaineers came out strong in their first home game of the season defeating Old Dominion 31-7 for the second straight year and moving to 64-20-2 all time in home openers.
Led by a three touchdown, 133-yard rushing performance from senior running back Marcus Cox, the Mountaineers, who faced a lot of controversy for having the school’s first ever “White Out,” showed fans that they can play in white, black or gold.
“A whiteout never has happened and we always wanted to do this and we finally got a chance,” senior linebacker Kennan Gilchrist, who had 12 tackles, said.