BECKLEY, W.Va. — Within his first 22 days as West Virginia’s football coach, Neal Brown has recruited a four-star transfer quarterback, filled most of his staff vacancies, and met individually with each of the roster’s 100-plus players.
Learning all the lyrics to a certain John Denver song, however, will take a while longer, though Brown has a plan for that too.
Addressing the tipoff banquet for the Big Atlantic Classic, Brown recounted how a fan sent him a plaque bearing every word to “Country Roads.” The welcoming gift sits on Brown’s desk at the stadium.