West Virginia Mountaineers
Army Cadets march on the field before an NCAA college football game against Navy on Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020, in West Point, N.Y. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
Navy at Army 12/12/2020

Dec. 12, 2020 01:21 PM EST

Iowa State quarterback Brock Purdy, left, hands off to Iowa State running back Kene Nwangwu during the first half of an NCAA college football game against West Virginia, Saturday, Dec. 5, 2020, in Ames, Iowa. (AP Photo/Matthew Putney)
West Virginia at Iowa State 12/5/2020

Dec. 05, 2020 05:21 PM EST

FILE - West Virginia head coach Neal Brown looks on during an NCAA college football game against Kansas in Morgantown, W.Va., in this Saturday, Oct. 17, 2020, file photo. Iowa State (7-2, 7-1 Big 12, No. 9 CFP) is home against West Virginia, which is coming off an unexpected open date after its scheduled home game last week against No. 13 Oklahoma was postponed because of positive COVID-19 cases inside the Sooners program.“We’ve done relatively well managing it here, but that could change at any moment,” Mountaineers coach Neal Brown said. “I’m not naive.”(William Wotring/The Dominion-Post via AP, File)
Kansas at West Virginia 10/17/2020

Dec. 03, 2020 01:23 PM EST

Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley, left, talks with Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy before an NCAA college football game in Norman, Okla., Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
Oklahoma State at Oklahoma 11/21/2020

Nov. 21, 2020 07:25 PM EST

West Virginia's Winston Wright Jr., right, catches a pass against Texas' Caden Sterns, left, during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Austin, Texas, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
West Virginia at Texas 11/7/2020

Nov. 07, 2020 02:05 PM EST

West Virginia's Jake Abbott (51) and West Virginia's Winston Wright Jr. (16) tackle Texas Tech's Adrian Frye (7) during the first half of an NCAA football game on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020, in Lubbock, Texas. (AP Photo/Brad Tollefson)
West Virginia at Texas Tech 10/24/2020

Oct. 24, 2020 07:15 PM EDT

Baylor's Mark Milton (37) knocks the ball away from Texas' Joshua Moore (6) during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Austin, Texas, Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
Baylor at Texas 10/24/2020

Oct. 24, 2020 05:33 PM EDT

West Virginia defensive end VanDarius Cowan (8) tackles Oklahoma State cornerback Jordan Reagan (26) during an NCAA college football game Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020, in Stillwater, Okla. (AP Photo/Brody Schmidt)
West Virginia at Oklahoma State 9/26/2020

Sep. 26, 2020 04:37 PM EDT

Texas A&M University Yell Leader Jacob Huffman takes a knee while looking over the empty stands at Kyle Field in College Station, Texas during the first Midnight Yell Practice this season early Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020. Due to Coronavirus restrictions, the Texas A&M Band were the only crowd allowed in the normally packed stands for the traditional game day event in College Station, Texas. (Sam Craft/Pool Photo via AP)
Texas at Texas Tech 9/26/2020

Sep. 26, 2020 03:55 AM EDT

West Virginia wide receiver Sam James (13) catches a pass for a touchdown against Eastern Kentucky during an NCAA college football game on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2020, in Morgantown, W.Va. (William Wotring/The Dominion-Post via AP)
Eastern Kentucky at West Virginia 9/12/2020

Sep. 12, 2020 05:03 PM EDT

FILE - In this Sept. 27, 2014, file photo, Vic Koenning, at the time the defensive coordinator at North Carolina, watches during the first half of the team's NCAA college football game against Clemson in Clemson, S.C. West Virginia has placed defensive coordinator Koenning on administrative leave after a player alleged the assistant coach made a series of inappropriate comments. West Virginia athletic director Shane Lyons announced the move Tuesday, June 23, 2020, after safety Kerry Martin posted the allegations on his Twitter account. (AP Photo/Bob Leverone, File)
North Carolina-Clemson 9/27/2014

Jun. 23, 2020 06:55 PM EDT

Texas Tech's Ta'Zhawn Henry (26) carries the ball past West Virginia's Reuben Jones (91) for a touchdown during the first quarter of their NCAA college football game in Morgantown, W.Va., Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019. (AP Photo/Chris Jackson)
Pacific Tigers at Oregon State Beavers 11/11/2019

Nov. 09, 2019 02:23 PM EST

A Mountaineers fan holds aloft a large print cutout of the new WVU head football coach Neal Brown during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Morgantown, W.Va. on Saturday Feb. 9, 2019. (AP Photo/Craig Hudson)
Texas Longhorns at West Virginia Mountaineers 2/9/2019

Feb. 10, 2019 04:17 AM EST

File- This Dec. 31, 2018, file photo shows Missouri quarterback Drew Lock trying to escape the pocket as Oklahoma State safety Malcolm Rodriguez pursues during the first half of the Liberty Bowl NCAA college football game in Memphis, Tenn. NFL scouts, coaches and prospects have gathered in Mobile, Alabama, for the Senior Bowl. The game for top senior NFL prospects and junior graduates will feature quarterbacks like Missouri’s Lock, West Virginia’s Will Grier and Duke’s Daniel Jones. (Joe Rondone/The Commercial Appeal via AP, File)
Missouri at Oklahoma State 12/31/2018

Jan. 22, 2019 03:08 AM EST

FILE - In this Sept. 30, 2017, file photo, Troy head coach Neal Brown celebrates his team's 24-21 victory over LSU in an NCAA college football game in Baton Rouge, La. West Virginia and Troy's Neal Brown are completing a deal to make him the next coach of the Mountaineers, two people familiar with the situation told The Associated Press on Friday, Jan. 4, 2018. The people spoke to AP on condition of anonymity because the contract was not yet final. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton, File)
Troy at LSU 9/30/2017

Jan. 04, 2019 03:29 PM EST

Dana Holgorsen, the newly named football coach at Houston, acknowledges the crowd as he is recognized during haltime of an NCAA college basketball game between Tulsa and Houston on Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019, in Houston. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke)
Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Houston Cougars 1/2/2019

Jan. 02, 2019 11:15 PM EST

Syracuse head coach Dino Babers, left, and West Virginia head coach Dana Holgorsen greet each other at midfield before the start of the Camping World Bowl NCAA college football game Friday, Dec. 28, 2018, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
West Virginia at Syracuse 12/28/2018

Dec. 28, 2018 05:17 PM EST

North Carolina State's Brock Miller (12) tackles North Carolina's Dazz Newsome (19) during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Chapel Hill, N.C., Saturday, Nov. 24, 2018. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
North Carolina State at North Carolina 11/24/2018

Nov. 24, 2018 02:01 PM EST

Boston College wide receiver Jeff Smith (6) runs in for a touchdown after catching a pass ahead of Syracuse defensive back Trill Williams (21) during the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Nov. 24, 2018, in Boston. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)
Syracuse at Boston College 11/24/2018

Nov. 24, 2018 01:55 PM EST

Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray (1) runs the ball for a touchdown during the first half of an NCAA college football game against West Virginia on Friday, Nov. 23, 2018, in Morgantown, W.Va. (AP Photo/Raymond Thompson)
Oklahoma at West Virginia 11/23/2018

Nov. 23, 2018 10:28 PM EST