It is a border rivalry, though. A lot of people in the southern part of West Virginia and the Eastern Panhandle of the state have deep ties on the other side of that border in Virginia. In fact, Bluefield is a town that shares the Virginia and West Virginia border.
Virginia Tech and WVU are the two biggest programs in West Virginia and Virginia. There are fans of the Hokies who reside in the Mountain State and some Mountaineer fans in the commonwealth of Virginia.
There aren’t any natives of Virginia who play for the WVU football team, though.