Multiple reports out of West Virginia say the Mountaineers administration is finalizing a deal with Troy's Neal Brown to be their next head football coach. What that means is the University of Cincinnati's Luke Fickell is staying put after discussing the position with WVU administrators on Thursday.
Fickell was a favorite of West Virginia President E. Gordon Gee from their affiliation at Ohio State. Hoppy Kercheval of the West Virginia Metro News reports WVU has informed Fickell of their decision. Pete Thamel of Yahoo Sports and Brett McMurphy of the Stadium Network are also reporting Brown is the pick.