MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Dante Stills and Bryce Ford-Wheaton will pause their NFL Draft preparations this weekend for one final sendoff at Milan Puskar Stadium.
The football program has announced via social media that Stills and Ford-Wheaton will serve as honorary alumni coaches during Saturday’s Gold-Blue Game. Stills is the program’s all-time leader in career tackles for loss, while Ford-Wheaton led the Mountaineers last season with 62 catches and seven receiving touchdowns.
Stills will serve as a co-head coach for the defensive team, which will be the Blue Team. Ford-Wheaton will act as the co-head coach of the offensive team, which will suit up as the Gold Team.
New wide receivers coach Bilal Marshall will also co-head coach the Gold Team, while Dontae Wright, WVU’s safeties coach, will co-head coach the Blue Team.
Offensive lineman Doug Nester will captain the Gold Team, while linebacker Lee Kpogba will captain the Blue Team.
The Gold-Blue Game will begin shortly after 1 p.m. Saturday. Fans can watch the game on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.
Before the game begins, tune in to a special edition of Mountaineer Gameday at noon.