WVU fans weigh in on who they think should be the next football coach MORGANTOWN, WV (WVNS) — Former WVU head football coach, Neal Brown, issued a statement after it was announced he would not be returning for a seventh season as the Mountaineers’ leader.

Recently fired West Virginia head football coach Neal Brown is already receiving interest from other schools in the FBS, strictly at the Group of Five level. Prior to his firing over the weekend, Brown was mentioned as a potential target for UMass,

PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) -West Virginia University announced Sunday that it has fired head coach Neal Brown. WVU Vice President and Director of Athletics Wren Baker announced the football program’s leadership change in a statement.