West Virginia football coach Neal Brown gets 2-year contract extension
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Neal Brown was rewarded Thursday after guiding West Virginia football to a 6-4 record and a victory over Army in the Liberty Bowl this past season.
Brown, who just completed his second season on the WVU sideline, received a two-year contract extension that will run through the 2026 season.
“Coach Brown and I are committed to the future success of our football program,” West Virginia director of athletics and associate Vice President Shane Lyons said. “I am pleased with the upward trajectory of the program and its culture. Our student-athletes have excelled on the field and in the classroom, and the overall leadership of Mountaineer football is strong.”
Brown is under contract for the next six seasons at $23.85 million, an average annual salary of $3.975 million. He also will be eligible to receive annual performance incentives. And the salary commitment to his coaching staff has been increased to $4 million.
“I want to thank President Gee, Shane and Keli Zinn for their unwavering support of our football program. I also want to thank our players, coaches and staff for their commitment and dedication to West Virginia University,” Brown said in a statement. “As we enter year three, I look forward to getting our fans back in the stadium and building on the momentum we have going in our program.”
West Virginia finished 5-7 overall in 2019 before improving to 6-4 last season.
Brown previously was the head coach at Troy (2015-18), where he compiled a 35-16 record, including a 3-0 mark in bowl games. He also had assistant coaching stops at Kentucky, Texas Tech and Troy, along with one-year stints at UMass, Sacred Heart and Delaware.