MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Long Island University has been added to West Virginia’s 2021 football schedule as its FCS opponent after a change in plans from Indiana State.
Any hopes of a ceremonial coin flip featuring Jerry West and Larry Bird were extinguished when the Sycamores signed a contract to play a far more local game against Northwestern in 2021. The Mountaineers found LIU as a fill-in for the open date on Sept. 11, 2021.
West Virginia opens its 2021 schedule at Maryland on Sept. 4, then hosts Virginia Tech on Sept. 18.
West Virginia will pay LIU $475,000 for the game, per FBSchedules.