FOURTH QTR: West Virginia Leads Coastal Carolina, 31-21
September 05, 2026 10:00 AM | Football
MORGANTOWN, W.VA — West Virginia begins the 2026 season against the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers at Milan Puskar Stadium in Morgantown on Saturday. The game begins at noon on TNT.
The Chanticleers are now coached by Ryan Beard, who comes from Missouri State where he orchestrated the Bears' transition from an FCS playoff contender into a competitive FBS program last season.
Missouri State won seven games in 2025 and faced Arkansas State in the inaugural Xbox Bowl. Just 37, Beard has already earned a reputation for producing fundamentally sound, well-coached football teams. The Bowling Green, Kentucky, native and Western Kentucky graduate brings a defensive pedigree to the table after advancing through the coaching ranks on the defensive side of the football.
He served assistant coaching stints at Western Kentucky, Louisville and Central Michigan before assuming the defensive coordinator role at Missouri State in 2000.
Three years later, Beard was promoted to head coach and is now in Conway attempting to revive the success Coastal Carolina enjoyed earlier this decade when Jamey Chadwell had the Chanticleers in the top 25.
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TOUCHDOWN: WVU 31 | Coastal Carolina 14
Quarterback Michael Hawkins Jr. scores the rushing touchdown to extend WVU's lead.Start of the Fourth Quarter
West Virginia leads Coastal Carolina, 24-7, to begin fourth quarter.
TOUCHDOWN: WVU 24 | Coastal Carolina 0
Cook scores his second touchdown of the afternoon!FIELD GOAL: WVU 17 | Coastal Carolina 0
Kicker Jack Cassidy converts the 38-yard field goal to extend West Virginia's lead.First Career Touchdown for Weaver-Bomar
TOUCHDOWN: WVU 14 | Coastal Carolina 0
Quarterback Michael Hawkins Jr. connects with Armani Weaver-Bomar for a 49-yard touchdown!TOUCHDOWN: WVU 7 | Coastal Carolina 0
Running back takes off for 75 yards on two carries and scores the year's first touchdown to put the Mountaineers on the board less than a minute into the first quarter.No. 5 Forever
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Countdown to Kickoff
West Virginia University's 2026 football season kicks off later today with a nonconference clash against Coastal Carolina of the Sun Belt Conference.The Chanticleers are now coached by Ryan Beard, who comes from Missouri State where he orchestrated the Bears' transition from an FCS playoff contender into a competitive FBS program last season.
Missouri State won seven games in 2025 and faced Arkansas State in the inaugural Xbox Bowl. Just 37, Beard has already earned a reputation for producing fundamentally sound, well-coached football teams. The Bowling Green, Kentucky, native and Western Kentucky graduate brings a defensive pedigree to the table after advancing through the coaching ranks on the defensive side of the football.
He served assistant coaching stints at Western Kentucky, Louisville and Central Michigan before assuming the defensive coordinator role at Missouri State in 2000.
Three years later, Beard was promoted to head coach and is now in Conway attempting to revive the success Coastal Carolina enjoyed earlier this decade when Jamey Chadwell had the Chanticleers in the top 25.
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