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According to a statement put out by the Florida State University athletics department, WVU and Florida State have canceled the 2012 contest, which was to take place on September 8, 2012 in Tallahassee, FL at Doak Campbell Stadium.
Statement from FSU Athletics Director Randy Spetman on West Virginia game
“We were informed in writing late Friday afternoon of West Virginia University’s intention to cancel its 2012 football game with Florida State University scheduled for September 8 in Tallahassee. We are disappointed for our coaches, players and fans that this game will not take place as originally scheduled. We now face the challenge of completing our 2012 schedule just seven months before the start of the season. We will work quickly and diligently to fill the hole on our schedule and will communicate with our season ticket holders and fans as the process moves forward.”
(FSU Source.)
Also, according to CBSSports.com’s resident sock-sniffer Brett McMurphy, WVU must pay at least $500,000 to cancel the game.
The Mountaineers must pay Florida State at least $500,000 because they cancelled the game less than 12 months before kickoff, The Orlando Sentinel reported.
Florida State’s best option to replace West Virginia is one of the remaining seven Big East teams, all of which will need a game. The most likely candidates would be future ACC members Pitt or Syracuse.
Well, you Seminoles have fun with filling that one. Maybe a deal could have been worked out where FSU/WVU swapped home dates? Or perhaps not. Oh well. Looks like the Big 12 it is.
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