The Neal Brown era at West Virginia is over.
The Mountaineers fired the head coach after going 6-6 this season, the school announced Sunday.
Brown posted a 37-35 record (25-28 in Big 12 play) across six seasons with the school. His buyout is approximately $9.8 million, per Jacob Davis of Sports Illustrated.
Brown entered the 2023 season on the hot seat but gained extra life after going 9-4 that campaign. The Mountaineers regressed in 2024, including a 52-15 loss to Texas Tech on Saturday.
West Virginia athletic director Wren Baker released a statement Sunday thanking Brown and saying the Mountaineers have already begun looking for a new sideline boss.
"Our national search for WVU's 36th head football coach is already underway," Baker said. "I am confident that with the strong alignment among the university leadership, our passionate supporters, our proud history, and our willingness to invest, we will have an outstanding pool of candidates."
West Virginia becomes the fourth Power 4 school to have a head coaching opening, along with North Carolina, UCF, and Purdue.
