MORGANTOWN — The biggest weakness of West Virginia’s defense in 2022 was its pass defense. Big 12 opponents feasted on an inexperienced and ill-equipped WVU secondary that failed to contain opposing quarterbacks or make impact plays. The Mountaineers were second-last in the Big 12 last ...
MORGANTOWN — To call tight ends and fullbacks “underused” during Neal Brown’s time at WVU would be an understatement. Outside of serving as an extra blocker, tight ends have gotten very little use in Brown’s four seasons as head coach, and what fullbacks the Mountaineers have had on ...
MORGANTOWN — WVU head coach Neal Brown was in the Big 12 during college football’s last round of realignment in the early 2010s. As the offensive coordinator at Texas Tech, he saw the conference nearly collapse when the Big 12 lost Nebraska and Colorado in 2010 and then Texas A&M and ...
MORGANTOWN — Although WVU football finished its fourth practice on fall camp on Saturday, head coach Neal Brown said the real work won’t begin for two more days. “For all intents and purposes, camp really starts on Monday,” Brown said after the team held an open practice inside ...
MORGANTOWN — Special teams have been a strength during Neal Brown’s time at WVU and 2023 has the potential to be its best season yet. Among the Mountaineers’ specialists heading into 2023, punter Oliver Straw and long snapper Austin Brinkman have both been named to the watch list for ...
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia football had its first of 15 fall practices on Wednesday, as Neal Brown enters his fifth season as head coach. “It’s an exciting time of the year, first practice,” Brown said. “It’s a lot different than it used to be … we basically had 16 OTAs ...