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West Virginia athletics director Wren Baker has decided to fire head football coach Neal Brown. Brown finished with a 37-35 record over six years on the job, including a conference record of 25-28. Heading into Saturday's game at Texas Tech, it felt like there was still a chance of this happening, but last week's win over UCF created a lot of uncertainty on the outside. A 52-15 loss to Texas Tech wasn't the deciding factor for Baker and Co., but it certainly put the exclamation mark on what was a disappointing season and tenure.
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West Virginia Mountaineers Weekly Matchup
In postseason action, on Tuesday, December 17, 2024, the West Virginia Mountaineers will face the Memphis Tigers in the Frisco Bowl at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, TX. Kickoff time is set for 9 p.m. ET and television coverage will be on ESPN.
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Last game, the Memphis Tigers won 34-24 against the Tulane Green Wave as 12.5-point road dogs. The game went over the total of 54. Memphis has a record of 10-2 straight up, 6-5-1 against the spread, and 6-6 over/under the total. Memphis ranks 20th for total offense, 25th for passing, 54th for rushing, and 21st for scoring. Defensively, they rank 55th overall, 113th against the pass, 12th against the rush, and 45th for points allowed. Also, Memphis ranks 8th for fewest turnovers lost and 70th for takeaways.
West Virginia Mountaineers Weekly Recap
Last game, the West Virginia Mountaineers lost 52-15 against the Texas Tech Red Raiders as 2.5-point road dogs. The game went over the total of 62. West Virginia has a record of 6-6 straight up, 5-7 against the spread, and 8-4 over/under the total. West Virginia ranks 58th for total offense, 96th for passing, 24th for rushing, and 64th for scoring. Defensively, they rank 106th overall, 125th against the pass, 56th against the rush, and 106th for points allowed. Also, West Virginia ranks 74th for fewest turnovers lost and 124th for takeaways.
Texas Tech produced 232 yards of total offense for 29 points, while West Virginia was held to 40 yards and two turnovers. The Mountaineers were outplayed in every facet of the game, and they lost lopsidedly to the Red Raiders.
Garrett Greene threw an interception and lost a fumble on Terrell Tilmon's strip-sack in the final three minutes of the first half as the Mountaineers raised more questions about the future of coach Neal Brown by falling behind 35-3 before the break.
“I don’t think that the first half of football necessarily defines who our players are, who we are as individuals, or who we are as a team,” Brown said. “But we’re not pleased with that.”
West Virginia is actively searching for the 36th head football coach in program history after firing Neal Brown. Until that search is completed, Wren Baker has appointed offensive coordinator Chad Scott as the team’s interim head coach. Scott is expected to coach the team’s bowl game.
Just last week, Scott was nominated for the Broyles Award which goes to the top assistant coach in the country. While he did not call the offense, Scott has been a massive part of West Virginia's success in the run game over the last handful of years. He did a tremendous job of helping transform CJ Donaldson from a tight end to running back, a position he had never played before. He accelerated the development of Jahiem White, who was overlooked as a recruit.
2024 West Virginia Mountaineers Football Schedule
| DATE |
OPPONENT |
SCORE |
RECORD |
| Aug 31 |
vs. Penn State |
L 12-34 |
0-1 |
| Sep 7 |
vs. U Albany |
W 49-14 |
1-1 |
| Sep 14 |
at Pittsburgh |
L 34-38 |
1-2 |
| Sep 21 |
vs. Kansas |
W 32-28 |
2-2 |
| Sep 28 |
OFF |
| Oct 5 |
at Oklahoma State |
W 38-14 |
-3-2 |
| Oct 12 |
vs. Iowa State |
L 16-28 |
3-3 |
| Oct 19 |
vs. Kansas State |
L 18-45 |
3-4 |
| Oct 26 |
at Arizona |
W 31-26 |
4-4 |
| Nov 2 |
OFF |
| Nov 9 |
at Cincinnati |
W 31-24 |
5-4 |
| Nov 16 |
vs. Baylor |
L 35-49 |
5-5 |
| Nov 23 |
vs. UCF |
W 31-21 |
6-5 |
| Nov 30 |
at Texas Tech |
L 15-52 |
6-6 |
West Virginia has always fielded a competitive football team. The Mountaineers have been to at least one bowl game in every decade since the 1920’s, a feat not many can claim.
Art Lewis was the first coach to lead the team to a national ranking. The Mountaineers finished in the AP Top 20 for three straight seasons under Lewis in the 1950s, and he took them to a Sugar Bowl appearance.
Don Nehlen is the most famous coach in the program’s history. He twice led the Mountaineers to an 11-1 record during his 20-year tenure in Morgantown and nearly led them to national championships.
If not for a loss to Pittsburgh at the end of 2007, Rich Rodriguez would have taken West Virginia to a BCS Championship Game appearance. The Mountaineers were ranked No. 2 in the nation heading into that game and had looked dominant all year long. If WVU hadn’t lost that game, the Big East might have been able to stay together.
The Mountaineers have been an odd fit in the Big 12 Conference, far away from most of the schools in the conference. But West Virginia is a proud state with a strong football passion. Neal Brown’s 9-4 season in 2023 with a win in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl lifted the spirits of Mountaineer fans everywhere and sparked hope for the future.
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