Neal Brown, who went 37-35 in his six seasons as head football coach at West Virginia, was fired with three years remaining on his contract.
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West Virginia fires football coach Neal Brown after 6 seasons
West Virginia fired football coach Neal Brown after six seasons, it was announced Sunday.
Brown's firing comes on the heels of a 52-15 blowout loss to Texas Tech on Saturday, leaving the Mountaineers 6-6 on the season. He received an extension after winning nine games last season, and he went 37-35 during his tenure in Morgantown.
He will be owed $9.775 million from WVU for the final three years of his contract, a source told ESPN.
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Just sayin': Do you think they'd actually hire Rich Rodriquez (age 61) or Jumbo Fisher (age 59)? Both have West Virginia ties.
The Mountaineers ousted Brown on Sunday after six largely mediocre seasons with the program
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West Virginia coaching candidates: Jimbo Fisher, Barry Odom among options to replace Neal Brown
The Mountaineers ousted Brown on Sunday after six largely mediocre seasons with the program
West Virginia coaching candidates
Jimbo Fisher, former Florida State and Texas A&M coach: Fisher didn't coach anywhere this season after being fired by Texas A&M. While his tenure in College Station didn't live up to the hype, Fisher did win a national title while at Florida State, and there aren't many national title winners out there these days.
Fisher is from Clarksburg, West Virginia, and made plenty of money at Texas A&M (especially from his buyout after getting fired), so it's possible he could come at a bit of a discount.
Rich Rodriguez, Jacksonville State and former West Virginia coach: Country Roads take me home ... again?
Rodriguez spent seven very successful seasons in Morgantown from 2001 to 2007, which saw him win 60 games and four Big East titles. While his departure for Michigan didn't work out, he had a winning record in six seasons at Arizona and has done very well at Jacksonville State, going 26-10 in three seasons with the Gamecocks while helping them transition to the FBS level. His Gamecocks will play for a Conference USA title this week.
Barry Odom, UNLV coach
Tony Gibson, NC State defensive coordinator
Dan Mullen, ESPN analyst
Jeff Monken, Army coach
Ryan Silverfield, Memphis coach
Glenn Schumann, Georgia defensive coordinator
Andy Kotelnicki, Penn State offensive coordinator
Tim Albin, Ohio coach
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