Former West Virginia football coach Neal Brown wasn’t the program's savior like he was expected to be. Brown turned around Troy in two seasons. In his four years at Troy, he led the Trojans to three 10-win seasons, three bowl wins, and a top-25 finish in Year 2. He was a young ...
MORGANTOWN -- For those who don’t like change, the local sports year of 2024 was not for you. The year was filled with it, and it came in all shapes and sizes. Major coaching changes — both at WVU and the area high schools — dominated the headlines, including the biggest of all ...
MORGANTOWN -- In fortifying the future of its football program, West Virginia University reached back into the past, hiring the former coach who led the Mountaineers to some of their greatest triumphs. The university officially announced Thursday that Rich Rodriguez – who coached WVU to ...
MORGANTOWN – Most of the West Virginia University football team and staff were hard at work this week preparing for their upcoming Frisco Bowl appearance against No. 25 Memphis. Yet there was one longtime part of that preparation who wasn’t there. The Mountaineers are without former ...
MORGANTOWN – During his Tuesday press conference, West Virginia University athletic director Wren Baker joked that, while he’s keeping the details of his search for a new football coach close to the vest, he was willing to make one exception. “I wouldn't comment on any specific ...
Neal Brown wasn’t surprised at being fired the day after the West Virginia University football team’s regular-season finale. Yet he isn’t bitter, either, with the way his tenure as WVU’s football coach ended. Brown discussed his time at WVU on Friday morning on “MetroNews ...