PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - Neal Brown released a statement after being fired as the head coach of Mountaineer football. Neal Brown was let go on Sunday. Tuesday, he released the following statement:

Former West Virginia University Football Head Coach Neal Brown issued a statement on Tuesday after the university confirmed on Sunday that it had "parted ways" with Brown after six seasons.

WVU fans weigh in on who they think should be the next football coach MORGANTOWN, WV (WVNS) — Former WVU head football coach, Neal Brown, issued a statement after it was announced he would not be returning for a seventh season as the Mountaineers’ leader.

Not Neal Brown. Not the players. Not the staff. Not the WVU administration. And certainly, not director of athletics Wren Baker. “I think Coach Brown and I would both say every time it felt like there was a chance to get some momentum,

Following the 2022 season, Brown was retained by incoming Director of Athletics Wren Baker shortly after Baker was hired.

Neal Brown’s time as West Virginia University’s football coach is officially over. The university announced Sunday afternoon that it had parted ways with Brown after six seasons, a decision that came on the heels of a blowout loss to Texas Tech to end the regular season.

As expected, West Virginia will lose some pieces of its recruiting class and even its roster with the news that head coach Neal Brown has been fired. Within the first half hour of the news dropping, Huntingtown,

West Virginia University announced coach Neal Brown of the university's Mountaineers football program will not return next season.