MORGANTOWN -- College sports programs often recognize the history and culture of their area with commemorative jerseys and gear.

West Virginia has done so with its "Coal Rush"-themed football jerseys, followed by the same gesture in basketball.

The popular theme that recognizes West Virginia's coal-mining history was introduced last season when the football Mountaineers played Iowa State.

The Coal Rush theme returns this weekend when West Virginia welcomes TCU to Morgantown for a 6 p.m. Saturday kickoff.

"Coal mining and the coal-mining industry in the state of West Virginia is part of the fabric of who we are and what the state is all about," Mountaineers coach Rich Rodriguez said. "I grew up in Grant Town, which was a coal-mining community. My grandfather was the first [coal miner in

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