Neal Brown Creates Visual to Symbolize WVU’s Approach to Schedule

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Neal Brown takes his week to week approach to the schedule to another level as WVU prepares for their biggest conference game to date. Instead of it just being a talking point and a mentality, it’s now something the players can visualize every day.

A big sheet of paper with “1-0” on it has been plastered over the 2024 schedule on a wall outside the team meeting room inside the facility. The redecorating comes after the Mountaineers’ dominating performance in a road win over Oklahoma State and as they get ready to face a nationally ranked Iowa State team under the Milan Puskar Stadium light son Saturday night.

When asked the point of adding the visual on a wall, Brown said it’s about showing what’s important and staying focused. “The good thing about our league is you have a chance to win every week. The bad thing about our league is you have a chance to lose every week,” said Brown at his weekly press conference on Monday.

On why the WVU program decided to put “1-0” over the schedule on a wall at the facility, HC Neal Brown says it’s about what’s important and staying focused.

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Brown also explained his thoughts on the Big 12 as a whole and how he takes on the schedule during a recent radio appearance.

“I think you make a mistake if you take the long-term approach,” said Brown on Sirius XM’s College Sports Today show.

“For me, it’s got to be week-to-week. And that’s the way we really approached it going into the Kansas week, and that’s going to be the way we approach it as we move through the season.”

Even though a game-to-game approach is common for most coaches, Brown doesn’t believe there’s any other option when competing in a league as deep as the current Big 12.

“Our league is so evenly matched. There’s going to be so many close football games. I don’t think you can look at it from an end-of-the-year perspective; it’s got to be the here and now. That’s the way we’re going to approach it.”

The Mountaineers and Cyclones are set to kickoff at 8 pm ET on Oct. 12. WVU will debut their new Coal Rush uniform under the lights next week. WVU is considered a slight underdog going into the game.

The Saturday night atmosphere will also serve as the backdrop to Iowa State quarterback Rocco Becht’s father Anthony being honored. Former Mountaineer Anthony Becht was unable to attend his induction into the WVU Sports Hall of Fame and will be honored when his son is in town.

Both WVU and Iowa State are among five remaining undefeated teams in the Big 12 standings. Iowa State sits at 5-0 (2-0, Big 12) after a 43-21 win over Baylor.

For a related story, Neal Brown is relieved WVU was finally able to get Jahiem White going against Oklahoma State.