West Virginia hosts James Madison Saturday afternoon in the season opener for both teams. On top of that, the game also marks the opening game for both head coaches.Neal Brown is making his West Virginia debut after four successful seasons at Troy. Brown won a Sun Belt Conference title and three bowl games with the Trojans while also engineering upset wins over LSU and Nebraska.
Curt Cignetti, a WVU alum, is getting started at James Madison following back-to-back FCS playoff campaigns at Elon. Cignetti won more games in those two seasons than the Phoenix had in their previous five years combined.