MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Personality-wise, receiver T.J. Simmons concedes that Nick Saban and Neal Brown aren’t all that much alike.
“Coach Saban is definitely into it. He’s strict and serious at all times,” said Simmons, who played at Alabama in 2016 before transferring to West Virginia. “Coach Brown will joke around with you.”
But in terms of how practice is structured, Simmons says there’s quite a bit in common between West Virginia’s new head coach and college football’s most successful one.
“They’re a lot alike as far as how they want things to be done,” Simmons said.