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West Virginia Mountaineers (Official Thread)

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West Virginia coach Neal Brown gets 2-year extension

West Virginia coach Neal Brown has received a two-year contract extension through the 2026 season, athletic director Shane Lyons announced.

Brown has coached the Mountaineers to an 11-11 record in his first two seasons, including a 6-4 mark in 2020. He had four years remaining on his original contract. Brown was hired in January 2019 to replace Dana Holgorsen after going 35-16 in four years at Troy.

Brown’s annual compensation, including base salary and supplemental compensation, will average $3.98 million over the length of the new six-year deal. His previous contract averaged about $3.2 million.

Lyons said the salary commitment to Brown’s coaching staff has been increased to $4 million.

Entire article: https://collegefootball.nbcsports.c...ginia-coach-neal-brown-gets-2-year-extension/
 
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JT Daniels transferring to play college football at West Virginia following stints at USC, Georgia
https://www.espn.com/college-footba...ll-west-virginia-following-stints-usc-georgia
The winding collegiate career of quarterback JT Daniels has turned onto a country road.

Daniels told ESPN that he's transferring to West Virginia and that he called coach Neal Brown and informed him of the decision Wednesday morning.

Daniels was the most notable player remaining in the NCAA transfer portal. The 6-foot-3, 210-pound quarterback went 7-0 as a starter over two the past two seasons at Georgia.

"Going up and down the roster, I feel like they have very, very good pieces everywhere," Daniels told ESPN in a phone interview. "It feels like a great fit for quarterback. I feel like there's a really, really, really good team that I'm going to step into and do my part to contribute."

Daniels transferred to Georgia after playing the 2018 and 2019 seasons at USC. He's a former ESPN 300 recruit from Mater Dei High School (Orange County, California) -- one of the country's most prolific quarterback incubators.

He chose West Virginia over Missouri and Oregon State after taking visits to all three in recent weeks. The confluence of a strong complement of five returning offensive linemen with 107 combined career starts, experienced skill players and the impression left by Brown led to Daniels choosing the Mountaineers.

The move to Morgantown also re-unites Daniels with Graham Harrell, another important factor in his decision. Harrell is the new offensive coordinator and quarterback coach at West Virginia. Harrell overlapped with Daniels as the offensive coordinator at USC in 2019.
Daniels said the familiarity with the Air Raid system that Harrell ran at USC will help ease the transition, as the offense is essentially the one he learned back in 2019.

"It definitely helped knowing Graham coming into it and having a really good relationship with him," Daniels said. "Knowing that I trust that offense and that system, and I believe in it. I also feel really comfortable with Coach Brown and the ideas that he has and the way that he runs a program."

Daniels also enjoyed Morgantown and said he felt comfortable there.

"I loved it," he said. "It feels very Athens-ish, which is a quintessential college town (and) which I have really, really enjoyed living in."

Daniels is a pure pocket passer who has flashed at times during a college career that's been undercut by injuries. He completed 69.5% of his passes and averaged 9.7 yards per attempt over his two seasons at Georgia, which are the highest numbers of any Bulldogs quarterback with more than 200 attempts.

After being named just the second quarterback in USC history to start an opener back in 2018, Daniels flashed promise while starting 11 games and throwing 14 touchdowns.

From there, injuries defined his next three seasons. As a sophomore, an ACL injury suffered in the 2019 opener washed out that season and led to his transfer from USC to Georgia.

His recovery lingered into the 2020 season with the Bulldogs, inhibiting him from starting early on that season. He did start the final four games that year, including a Peach Bowl win over Cincinnati, which included three fourth-quarter scoring drives and 392 total passing yards.

Daniels entered 2021 as a favorite to win the Heisman Trophy and a top-ranked NFL draft prospect. He started three games during Georgia's 2021 championship season, including the opening win against Clemson. Both an oblique issue and a lat muscle injury dogged Daniels, who also won September starts against South Carolina and Vanderbilt. He only played a quarter against Vandy and left the game because of the lat injury after starting 9-for-10 passing.

Daniels stressed that he doesn't feel snakebit by the injuries, saying he takes "personal accountability" for them.

"The No. 1 thing (that I need to prove) is that I can stay healthy," Daniels said. "If there's one thing I haven't proven, it's that. I've missed 35 games in three years."

Upon arriving at West Virginia, he'll enter a quarterback competition that's defined by a lack of experience. None of the current quarterbacks have started a game for the Mountaineers.

Returning scholarship quarterbacks Garrett Greene and Will Crowder bring little experience, as they combined for 175 passing yards last season. Incoming freshman Nicco Marchiol is an ESPN 300 recruit in the Class of 2022. Jarret Doege, who started the last two seasons, transferred to Western Kentucky.

If Daniels wins the job, he'll play behind an offensive line that features all five starters returning. That includes center Zach Frazier, who should be among the best in the country at his position, and tackle Wyatt Milum, who was regarded as one of the country's best freshman tackles last season.

West Virginia has gone 6-7 and 6-4 the past two seasons under Brown, and there's the potential for an experienced starter at quarterback to make a difference in helping the program turn the corner.

Daniels brings the most experience and the best skill set to the group, and his arm talent could pair well with experienced returning receivers Sam James and Bryce Ford-Wheaton, who have combined for 2,676 career receiving yards.

"They have plenty of skill guys," Daniels said. "There's no question there. And they've been a (top-ranked) defense the last five years. It feels like a really good, complete team that I want to be a part of."

Daniels is in the midst of finishing his courses to graduate from Georgia and will be immediately eligible at WVU as a graduate transfer. He stressed how much he enjoyed his experience as part of the program and winning the national title last season.

"I love Georgia and Georgia has always loved me since I've been here," Daniels said. "It's been a really, really good and supportive fan base. I'm very, very thankful. I had no problems adjusting. I wouldn't even consider it an adjustment. Everyone here has been good and honest and good people."

West Virginia opens the season in 2022 at rival Pittsburgh on Sept. 1. The game known as the Backyard Brawl could have a Southern California flair, as former USC quarterback Kedon Slovis transferred to Pittsburgh this offseason.
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To go from Los Angeles to Morgantown. That's quite a trajectory! :lol:
 
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West Virginia will keep football coach Neal Brown for the 2023 season, the school announced on Wednesday.
The decision comes in the wake of a 5-7 season that saw the Mountaineers win two of their final three games, upsetting both Oklahoma and Oklahoma State. Brown has had just one winning season in four years, and he has an overall record of 22-25.
Brown would have been owed nearly $17 million if fired. That remaining guaranteed money is one of the reasons that the school fired athletic director Shane Lyons in mid-November. That contract still runs through 2026, which means a buyout of nearly $13 million at this time next year.
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https://www.espn.com/college-footba...-dilfer-introduced-uab-coach-lays-bold-vision

That was undoubtedly a money decision.....:lol:
 
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If I were them I'd just buy a bowl of "fake" oranges.....:lol:

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ScriptOhio said:
If I were them I'd just buy a bowl of "fake" oranges.....:lol:
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Your idea is the smart one, but $2,500 per year? Really? Can't we do this a little cheaper?
5-pound bag of clementines from Walmart. $7
Let's say that lasts 5 days. It'll last longer, but let's say 5 days. 365/5 = 73 batches of those things. That's $511 a year.
I just saved you $2,000 per year.
Of course, ScriptOhio pretty much saved you $2,500 per year, but I get it, someone in your organization is dumb enough to want real oranges. If my company were involved, they would have sold the trophy and used the money to buy management some oranges, and in a year, it would have been a long-forgotten memory.
 
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