Football, WVU Sports

West Virginia signs a three-game football series with Ohio University

MORGANTOWN — WVU athletic director Shane Lyons announced Wednesday the Mountaineers have inked a three-game football series with Ohio University, beginning in 2025.

The first game will be played in Athens, Ohio, on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025. The second and third games will be played in Morgantown, on Saturday, Sept. 18, 2027 and Saturday, Sept. 1, 2029.

West Virginia and Ohio have met 17 prior times on the gridiron, with the Mountaineers holding a 13-4 series advantage over the Bobcats. The two teams last played in 2001 with WVU coming away with a 20-3 victory in Morgantown.

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