{"id":809764,"date":"2024-12-03T21:29:36","date_gmt":"2024-12-04T03:29:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/03\/neal-brown-speaks-for-the-first-time-since-being-fired\/"},"modified":"2024-12-03T21:29:36","modified_gmt":"2024-12-04T03:29:36","slug":"neal-brown-speaks-for-the-first-time-since-being-fired","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/03\/neal-brown-speaks-for-the-first-time-since-being-fired\/","title":{"rendered":"Neal Brown Speaks for the First Time Since Being Fired"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Football <\/p>\n<div>\n<figure data-mm-id=\"_jdyvlbgcg\"><\/figure>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_gh2audojd\">For the first time since his firing on Sunday, former West Virginia head football coach <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NealBrown_WVU\/status\/1863992001365938232\/photo\/1\">Neal Brown released a statement<\/a> to thank his team, the fans, and the administration for the last six years.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_zludpixsh\">\u201cIt has been a great honor to serve as West Virginia\u2019s Head Football Coach. I am extremely proud to be associated with all the incredible young men who were part of our program over the past six years. This team, like those before them, showed up every day, resilient, united, and determined. I love this group and know they will navigate this transition with class and integrity. Our family was proud to call West Virginia home.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_tx8e3ese2\">\u201cMountaineer Nation is a dedicated and passionate fan base. With Wren\u2019s leadership and the foundation we worked so hard to create, I know the program is poised to embrace the challenges of today\u2019s ever-changing football climate and make the investments necessary to advance.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_88zgbqtbx\">\u201cI am extremely grateful for our tremendous staff and their families. You gave your all and Brooke and I will always be here for you.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_p1hyf2hmp\">\u201cTo our team, stay focused and go win our bowl game!\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_vcgvs67sj\">\u201cLet\u2019s Go!\u201d<\/p>\n<h3 data-mm-id=\"_to2pzgeld\"><em>MORE STORIES FROM WEST VIRGINIA ON SI<\/em><\/h3>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_me1x59a0g\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/college\/westvirginia\/recruiting\/wvu-top-commit-isnt-going-anywhere-plans-to-sign-in-early-signing-period\"><strong>WVU&#8217;s Top Commit Isn&#8217;t Going Anywhere, Plans to Sign in Early Signing Period<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_ptzr6yava\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/college\/westvirginia\/football\/college-football-insider-believes-ja-juan-seider-might-be-in-play-for-wvu-job\"><strong>College Football Insider Believes Ja\u2019Juan Seider &#8216;Might Be In Play&#8217; for WVU Job<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_62cydvu5w\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/college\/westvirginia\/recruiting\/2025-dl-amir-leonard-jean-charles-explains-decision-to-sign-with-wvu-this-week\"><strong>2025 DL Amir Leonard-Jean Charles Explains Decision to Sign with WVU This Week<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_lmu1ukbmb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/college\/westvirginia\/football\/college-football-25-simulation-wvu-vs-texas-tech\"><strong>WVU Bowl Projections: A Matchup with a Group of Five Opponent is Possible<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/college\/westvirginia\/football\/neal-brown-speaks-for-the-first-time-since-being-fired\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a> Schuyler Callihan<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the first time since his firing on Sunday, former West Virginia head football coach Neal Brown released a statement to thank his team, the fans, and the administration for the last six years. \u201cIt has been a great honor to serve as West Virginia\u2019s Head Football Coach. I am extremely proud to be associated<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":809765,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[997,3790,1741],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-809764","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-brown","8":"category-football","9":"category-speaks"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/809764","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=809764"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/809764\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/809765"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=809764"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=809764"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=809764"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}