Former West Virginia head coach Neal Brown may not be unemployed for all that long.
According to Yahoo Sports’ Dan Wetzel, Brown has had multiple discussions with Appalachian State about its head coach vacancy.
Appalachian State fired its head coach Shawn Clark was fired earlier this week following a disappointing 5-6 season. It was the second season in the last three with six wins or fewer. Clark finished his career at Appalachian State with an overall record of 40-24 in six seasons on the job.
Meantime, Brown was fired by West Virginia on Sunday after six seasons on the job in Morgantown. Brown was hired to take over at West Virginia following a turbulent end to the Dana Holgorsen era in 2019. Previously, Brown racked up head coaching experience at Troy, where he recorded three straight 10-win seasons. Prior to landing in Morgantown, Brown recorded 35 wins in four seasons, finishing with an overall record of 35-16.
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In his first season at the helm at WVU, the team finished 5-7, missing bowl eligibility by one game. He failed to top the six-win mark for the next three years before winning nine games in 2023, despite being picked last in the Big 12 last season.
Despite their 52-15 loss to Texas Tech last Saturday, West Virginia is bowl eligible at 6-6 and will find out their bowl destination on Sunday.
