“I came out here and they sold me straight up,” said Behrndt, now a redshirt junior and the Mountaineers starting right guard. “We were supposed to go to Pitt the next day and then three more schools that week. I looked at my dad and was like, ‘I think we can go ahead and cancel those trips. I feel strong about this place and it’s the last place I need to visit.’
Sure enough, Behrndt has already experienced a head-coaching change. After guiding WVU to seven winning records in eight seasons, Dana Holgorsen left the Big 12 program for the University of Houston in January.