MORGANTIOWN, W.Va. — For a few fleeting moments, defensive coordinator Vic Koenning pondered becoming the head coach at Troy instead of joining Neal Brown at West Virginia.
But divine intervention and, apparently, a word from Troy athletics director Jeremy McClain showed Koenning the light.
“Nah, I don’t think I was ever a serious candidate,” Koenning said Thursday. “Maybe in my mind I was, and maybe in the minds of some of the people in town, and some of the boosters and trustees. But not in the athletic director’s mind.”
While Koenning and Brown were receiving their official introductions at WVU on Thursday afternoon, Troy named Kansas offensive coordinator Chip Lindsey as its head coach.