WVU football coaching staff members, WVU President David C. Hardesty Jr. and Athletic Director Ed Pastilong will be among the special guests at the Fifth Annual Mountaineer Spirit Rally from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 24, at the Charleston Marriott Pavilion.

Mountaineer Scott Moore will begin the festivities which celebrate the beginning of an exciting Big East WVU football seasonwith a musket start.

Other special guests include Susan Hardesty, chair of the Mountaineer Parents Club, and WVU Alumni Association Director Steve Douglas.

Open to all alumni and friends of WVU , the rally will feature hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar.

The event is sponsored by One Valley Bank and hosted by the Kanawha Valley Chapter of the WVU Alumni Association.