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Neal Brown completes coaching staff with addition of Dontae Wright

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Neal Brown filled the final vacancy on his coaching staff, announcing the hire of Dontae Wright as West Virginia’s new outside linebackers coach on Tuesday.

Wright replaces Al Pogue, who was recently hired by Auburn.

Wright served as the safeties coach at Western Michigan the past two seasons.

“Dontae is an excellent addition to our coaching staff and comes highly recommended,” Brown said in an official school release. “He brings years of defensive experience and has an ability to recruit with success in different areas of the country.

“I was impressed with his leadership and player development at each of his stops.