Contract details of Neal Brown’s deal at West Virginia have been released

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Yesterday afternoon, former Kentucky wide receiver and offensive coordinator officially made the head coaching jump from Troy to West Virginia.

Today, details of his new six-year contract have been released, and the former Wildcat has almost 20 million reasons to be excited about the new opportunity.

At Troy, Brown’s contract was worth $3,260,000 over four years, good for an average of $815,000 per year.

With West Virginia, the former Kentucky receiver and offensive coordinator’s deal will be worth $19,050,000 over six years, an average of $3,175,000 per season.

That’s good for a nearly 585-percent raise in salary from his last coaching job to this one. He’ll almost be making his entire four-year Troy coaching salary per year as a Mountaineer.

Diving even deeper, the first year of his contract will be worth $3,000,000, with $50,000 raises each year until 2024 when his salary reaches $3,300,000.

His buyout will be completely guaranteed his first two years as a Mountaineer, and then 75 percent every season after.

During the hiring process, West Virginia athletic director Shane Lyons said Brown “checked all the boxes” he looked for in a head coach. From there, the decision to bring on the offensive guru from Danville.

“When I started this national search, I learned very quickly that he checked all the boxes of what I was looking for in our next football coach,” Director of Athletics Shane Lyons said. “There is no question that the Mountaineers are West Virginia’s team, and I know our fans are going to love his energy, passion, work ethic and excitement that he is going to bring our program.”

For Brown, it was an opportunity to join a program with a “long and successful history,” one he just couldn’t pass up.

“West Virginia has a long and successful history. I am looking forward to adding to that great tradition and strengthening our place in the Big 12 Conference and nationally,” Brown said. “We will work hard, play hard and do things the right way to make the people from the great state of West Virginia proud of their program. That will be a foundational element of our culture. I can’t wait to meet our team and get to work.”

Tradition and history aside, a total salary jump of $15,790,000 isn’t too shabby for the former Wildcat.

Congratulations and best of luck, Neal Brown!

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