Inside the Assistant Coaches and Their Designated Recruiting Areas

Vic Koenning (Defensive Coordinator)

Primary Recruiting Territory: West Virginia: Bridgeport, Charleston

Secondary: South Georgia

Jahmile Addae (Defensive Secondary)

Primary Recruiting Territory: Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia/Martinsburg; South Washington, D.C.; Richmond, Va.

Secondary: Florida: Gainesville, Tampa, Tallahassee; Las Vegas; any Defensive Back Crossover

Xavier Dye (Wide Receivers)

Primary Recruiting Territory: North Washington D.C./Baltimore, Md.; Delaware

Secondary: North Carolina/Charlotte; any Wide Receiver Crossover

Jordan Lesley (Defensive Line)

Primary Recruiting Territory: Mississippi Junior Colleges; Ohio: Cincinnati/Dayton

Secondary: Mobile, Ala.; Pensacola, Fla.; Georgia: Gwinnett County, Atlanta; Any Defensive Line Crossover

Matt Moore (Offensive Line)

Primary Recruiting Territory: West Virginia: Morgantown, Fairmont, Beckley, Bluefield; Virginia: Roanoke; All Offensive Line

Secondary: Tennessee

Al Pogue (Outside Linebackers)

Primary Recruiting Territory: Western Pennsylvania/Pittsburgh

Secondary: Alabama: Montgomery and Northwestern Atlanta Counties; Detroit

Sean Reagan (Quarterbacks)

Primary Recruiting Territory: Huntington, W.Va.; Kentucky; All Quarterbacks

Secondary: Indianapolis, Chicago

Chad Scott (Co-Offensive Coordinator/Running Backs)

Primary Recruiting Territory: Eastern Pennsylvania/Philadelphia; Central/South New Jersey

Secondary: Florida: Orlando, Ocala, etc.; Any Running Back Crossover

Blake Seiler (Inside Linebackers)

Primary Recruiting Territory: Kansas/Iowa Junior Colleges; West Virginia: Northern Panhandle/Wheeling; Ohio: Cleveland, Akron, Canton, Toledo, Youngstown

Secondary: Louisiana

Travis Trickett (Tight Ends/Inside Receivers)

Primary Recruiting Territory: Parkersburg, W.Va.; Columbus, Ohio and Surrounding Area; New York City/North New Jersey

Secondary: Northeast Pennsylvania/Lackawanna College; Jacksonville, Fla./Savannah, Ga.; South Florida

West Virginia head coach Neal Brown announced his assistant coaches and their responsibilities Monday morning. When looking at their recruiting territories, the state of West Virginia gets a lot of attention. Every assistant has a region of the state. That’s a big change to what this program has done in the past.

“I think being the in the state here and having a strong brand within this geographic footprint is critical.” Stated Brown after 2019 signing day. “We feel like we can compete and win against anybody. If we do our job, are diligent and build relationships, then we should have as good of a chance as anybody in West Virginia and all the states that surround it.”

He’s done just that, and he’s emphasized building “relationships.” In their recruiting footprint, it’s building connections with the high schools and their coaches. It’s about getting into the school and evaluating players for themselves and finding the best players that fit their system.

This doesn’t mean that this staff won’t offer kids from other areas. However, sticking within the regions they have built relationships over the years and continually being visible in the schools will pay dividends.

Brown has also talked about having a recruiting division within the football program. “You need a recruiting division almost within your staff, and that’s what we’re trying to establish here. We’ve made some hires, we have some additions to make and hopefully, we’ll do that here in the near future.” Proclaimed Brown.

It’s early in his career at WVU and you can deny his success at Troy. It’s hard not to get excited when you see the attention to detail he puts into recruiting. Recruits are speaking highly of Brown and his staff and building personal relationships has paid off early for the Mountaineers.