MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Neal Brown was probably hoping to enter the locker room for his first halftime speech at West Virginia under better circumstances.
The Mountaineers were listless on offense, trailing the Dukes 7-3. Fortunately a couple of fumble recoveries and a blocked field goal prevented James Madison from giving itself some breathing room, as did the decision to not bother trying a Hail Mary despite having a shot at one more play near midfield before the half.
Brown decided it wasn’t the time to dwell on what he called an ugly half of football during his on-field interview.