The West Virginia Mountaineers fired head coach Neal Brown on Sunday after a disappointing 6-6 season. And now the question becomes, who’s next?
Well according to Mike Asti from WV Sports Now, the Mountaineers are going to interview Andy Kotelnicki, the current offensive coordinator of the Penn State Nittany Lions.
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But Kotelnicki is no stranger to the Big 12. Before he got to State College, he was the offensive coordinator under Lance Leipold with the Kansas Jayhawks.
Penn State ranks second in the Big Ten Conference in yards per game and is fourth in the Big Ten in points per game. The Nittany Lions are also second in the Big Ten in rushing yards per game. Penn State will play in next week’s Big Ten Championship against Oregon, with a bye in the College Football Playoff on the line.
Kotelnicki had worked under Lance Leipold since 2013, and followed him to three different stops along the way, beginning at Wisconsin-White Water for two seasons, at Buffalo for six seasons, and in Lawrence over the last three years.
His final season with the Jayhawks might’ve been his best, as Kotelnicki helped coordinate a Kansas offense that ranked No. 30 in scoring (33.6 ppg), No. 9 in rushing (211.33 ypg), No. 29 in total offense (434 ypg) and No. 8 yards per play (7.01 ypp).
Kotelnicki was born and raised in Litchfield, Minnesota and attended Litchfield High School. He played college football at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls, where he was a team captain as a senior. He is 43 years old.
