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Football:
Lyons: Holgorsen deal strikes balance with market, WVU’s budget | WV MetroNews
Digging into football coach Dana Holgorsen’s five-year, $18.6 million extension, West Virginia athletics director Shane Lyons said the deal struck a balance with the national market while remaining fiscally responsible to the school.
Basketball:
Mitch Vingle: Fans, WVU basketball team seem bored with ‘cupcake row’ | Charleston Gazette-Mail
On Saturday, a crowd of 9,023 paid to watch the Mountaineers wax VMI 90-55 at the WVU Coliseum.