Both lunches will start at noon and will be held at WVU’s Erickson Alumni
Center on Patteson Drive in Morgantown. Each lunch will feature a different
Mountaineer football coach as its main speaker. West Virginia’s offensive
line coach Rick Trickett will be the featured speaker at this coming Friday’s
event.
The Touchdown Club held a similar lunch before the first home game, and head
coach Rich Rodriguez spoke at that meeting. According to Touchdown Club
treasurer Jerry Ragen, the event was one of the most informative he’s ever
participated in.
The West Virginia coach speaking at the lunch will go in-depth on the
Mountaineers and will give a preview of the next day’s opponent. He will also
answer any questions from those in attendance.
The cost of the lunch is just $10, but it is open only to members of the
Morgantown Touchdown Club. The cost of a membership to the Touchdown Club is
$20 a year and is available to anyone who wishes to join.
The Morgantown Touchdown Club was founded in 1958 by a group of WVU fans
including the late Jack Fleming, the legendary Voice of the Mountaineers.
Besides the “Lunch With the Coach,” the Touchdown Club also holds the annual
football and basketball banquets in December and March respectively. Those
too are only open to Touchdown Club members. This year’s football banquet is
scheduled for Dec. 7 at the Puskar Center. The Touchdown Club also is
planning an elimination dinner in April.
All money raised by the Morgantown Touchdown Club goes directly into WVU’s
scholarship fund to further endow grant-in-aids for student/athletes.
For reservations to the “Lunch With The Coach,” call Jerry Ragen at
363-1194. For more information on this or any other event, you can also
contact the Morgantown Touchdown Club’s president Doug Gray at 623-4400 or
toll-free at 888-933-2259.