MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Following nearly nine months of anticipation, the big moment is finally here.
The Neal Brown era of West Virginia football will be born at 2 p.m. Saturday when the Mountaineers play host to James Madison, which enters the season as the second-ranked team in the Football Championship Subdivision.
“The anticipation of playing, that feeling doesn’t go away,” said senior offensive tackle Colton McKivitz, who is moving from the right side to the left this season. “You get halfway through camp and it’s like ‘Get the season here.’”
Brown was hired from Troy in January to replace Dana Holgorsen, who jumped ship for Houston after eight years at the Mountaineers’ helm.