West Virginia’s Neal Brown, Shane Lyons Could Be on Hot Seat, per Report

West Virginia’s recreation towards Oklahoma on Saturday could also be extra necessary than it initially appeared. In keeping with ESPN’s Pete Thamel, Mountaineers head coach Neal Brown and athletic director Shane Lyons might each be in bother if the season continues to spiral.

“Neal Brown’s job at West Virginia is squarely in flux,” Thamel stated on Faculty Gameday on Saturday morning, through Mountaineers Now. “Sources inform me that no resolution has been made but on Brown’s future. However at 20–24 in his fourth season and at 3–6 now, a loss to Oklahoma as we speak would imply Brown would have three shedding seasons in 4 years.”

Brown signed an extension following the 2021 season that ties him to West Virginia via the 2026 season. If this system fires Brown earlier than January 1st, it will owe him $20 million in response to Mountaineers Now, whereas firing him after that date would drop the quantity to $16.7 million. If Brown is fired earlier than the tip of 2024, West Virginia would owe him his total remaining wage, with the quantity dropping to 85% after that date.

In 4 years at West Virginia, Brown has didn’t win greater than six video games in a season.

Per Thamel, Brown’s future may additionally determine whether or not or not Lyons stays on.

“Sources have instructed me that if Brown is gone, Lyons is probably not round to rent his successor,” Thamel stated.

Lyons has been the AD at West Virginia since 2015, and employed Brown to steer the soccer staff in 2019. 

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