MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Somehow, the West Virginia’s first season under Neal Brown is already one-third of the way to the finish line.
So far the Mountaineers are earning a passing grade. West Virginia (3-1) only needs three more wins to become bowl eligible, which is all anyone could ask for with a young team and a first-year head coach in what appears to be a more loaded Big 12 than usual.
However, there are no open-book exams the rest of the way. The eight teams remaining on West Virginia’s schedule are a combined 25-8 (.