To say 2021 has been a disappointment would be lying about the word disappointment. When Neal Brown was hired on January 4, 2019, the hire was lauded by nearly everyone. It was the perfect hire for the perfect school and once things got going, this would be looked back as the next stepping stone for West Virginia.
Now 33 months later, we are discussing why the team is 2-4 and just can’t get out of its own way, especially when other coaches who were hired in the same period are doing just fine. There are extenuating circumstances that you can point to, but there are always extenuating circumstances everywhere.