COMMENTARY
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Hopes for a 2016 Capital Classic aren’t dead, at least not from the Marshall side, which wants to continue the series and publicly stated so again Thursday.
West Virginia hasn’t finalized its nonconference slate for next season, so playing dates remain open, though the folks in the Mountaineers athletics department are treating the issue as a nuisance.
Then there’s Mike Woelfel’s still-to-be-drafted state Senate bill, a halfcourt desperation heave from the Capitol rotunda that ultimately might be the necessary leverage to keep West Virginia and Marshall playing.
Regarding the proposed legislation, one reader asked “What’s the penalty for not playing?