naptownskinsfan Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 Quote West Virginia did not need a lot of time to replace Dana Holgorsen. Only a few days after Holgorsen left Morgantown for Houston, the Mountaineers have reportedly hired Troy's Neal Brown as their next coach. Yahoo's Pete Thamel was first with the news. Football Scoop and Stadium's Brett McMurphy later confirmed his report. Brown comes to West Virginia after four seasons at Troy in the Sun Belt Conference. Brown went 35-16 overall with the Trojans, but that includes a mark of 31-8 the last three seasons and 20-4 in conference play with a Sun Belt championship in 2017. Brown's teams also picked up major nonconference road wins against both LSU in 2017 and Nebraska this past season. Brown, who is only 38, is a native of Danville, Kentucky, which is roughly a six-hour drive from Morgantown, and began his college playing career at Kentucky before transferring to UMass. https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/reports-west-virginia-football-to-hire-troy-coach-neal-brown-to-same-position/ Good hire, WVU gains a younger coach who has experience with different offenses, and has paid his dues in the Sun Belt conference. While it wont be a full on rebuild for the WVU program, Brown will need some time to install his own systems and ways of doing things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrry32 Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 Outstanding hire. Won't be surprised if he's an upgrade. And he should know the area from his time in Kentucky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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