He made a name for himself in the early 2000s when the Mountaineers also had to battle former powerhouses like Virginia Tech and Miami. The WVU football program was still building for its ultimate rise under former head coach Rich Rodriguez. Helping the team the most was its defense under defensive coordinator Jeff Casteel.
As he was implementing his 3-3-5 defense, Grant Wiley emerged as the man-in-the-middle. His fearsome play helped the Mountaineers to bowl games in the early part of the last decade.
But ever since his playing days were over, Wiley didn’t go the traditional route as some former football players.