WVU Football Goes Back to Traditional Colors for Week 2

Hoping a more traditional look will lead to two solid halves, WVU football will wear a blue helmet on top of a blue jersey and gold pants this Saturday afternoon against UT Martin.

Getting back to their signature old gold and blue comes after kicking off the 2026 season by wearing all white in honor of program legend and current assistant quarterbacks coach Pat White.

As is common with games between Power Four programs and FCS schools, West Virginia is as much as a 40.5-point favorite across major sportsbooks.

However, there’s now also pressure on the Mountaineers to impress and put two complete halves together after struggling in the second half of their 31-24 win over Coastal Carolina. In the 2026 season-opener, WVU exploded to a 24-0 lead in the first half, but then let Deuce Bailey lead Coastal Carolina on a comeback, one that simply seemed to run out of time.

The 1-0 Mountaineers will welcome UT Martin to Morgantown next week, with kickoff from Milan Puskar Stadium set for 1:00 pm ET.

And then following the assumed Week 2 victory, West Virginia will travel to Charlotte, N.C. for a neutral site showdown with Virginia.

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For a related story, Mike Asti examines how the Coastal Carolina win feels.