2024 West Virginia Mountaineers football team explained

Year:	2024
Team:	West Virginia Mountaineers
Sport:	football
Conference:	Big 12 Conference
Short Conf:	Big 12
Record:	0–0
Conf Record:	0–0
Head Coach:	Neal Brown
Hc Year:	6th
Off Coach:	Chad Scott
Oc Year:	2nd
Def Coach:	Jordan Lesley
Dc Year:	5th
Codef Coach2:	ShaDon Brown
Codc2 Year:	4th
Stadium:	Milan Puskar Stadium

The 2024 West Virginia Mountaineers football team will represent West Virginia University as a member of the Big 12 Conference during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They are led by Neal Brown in his sixth year as their head coach. The Mountaineers play home games at Milan Puskar Stadium located in Morgantown, West Virginia.

Offseason

Transfers

Outgoing

Graeson Malashevich	WR	Unknown
Brayden Dudley	EDGE	Mercer
Montre Miller	CB	Mississippi State
Sean Boyle	QB	Unknown
EJ Horton	WR	FAU
Charlie Katarincic	IOL	Unknown
Tirek Austin-Cave	LB	New Mexico
Luke Hamilton	RB	Unknown
Tomiwa Durojaiye	DL	Florida State
Jared Bartlett	T	Cincinnati
Keyshawn Cobb	S	Nevada
DJ Cotton Jr	DL	James Madison
Lance Dixon	S	Toledo
Justin Johnson Jr	RB	Unknown
James Heard	EDGE	Syracuse
Mike Lockhart	DL	SMU
Danny King	K	Southern Utah
Hershey McLaurin	S	Houston
Andrew Wilson-Lamp	CB	East Carolina
Ja'Shaun Poke	WR	San Diego State
Davis Mallinger	S	Nevada
Christion Stokes	S	Findlay
Theo Grabill	WR	Garden City CC
Jeremiah Aaron	WR	North Texas
Cortez Braham	WR	Nevada

Incoming

Ryder Burton	QB	BYU
Dontez Fagan	CB	Charlotte
Justin Robinson	WR	Mississippi State
Kekoura Tarnue	CB	Jacksonville State
Garnet Hollis Jr.	CB	Northwestern
Jaheem Joseph	CB	Northwestern
T.J. Jackson	DL	Troy
Xavier Bausley	OT	Jacksonville State
Jaden Bray	WR	Oklahoma State
Ty French	EDGE	Gardner-Webb
Ayden Garnes	CB	Duquesne
TJ Crandall	CB	Colorado State
Reid Carrico	T	Ohio State

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Preseason

Big 12 media poll

The Big 12 preseason poll was released on July 2, 2024. ^[3]

• First place votes in

1	Utah	906 (20)
2	Kansas State	889 (19)
3	Oklahoma	829 (14)
4	Kansas	772 (5)
5	Arizona	762 (3)
6	Iowa State	661
7	West Virginia	581
8	UCF	551
9	Texas	532
10	TCU	436
11	Colorado	400
12	Baylor	268
13	BYU	215
14	Cincinnati	196
15	Houston	157
16	Arizona State	141

Schedule

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Game summaries

vs No. 8 Penn State

See also: 2024 Penn State Nittany Lions football team.

Statistics	PSU	WVU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Penn State	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
West Virginia	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

vs Albany

See also: 2024 Albany Great Danes football team.

Statistics	ALB	WVU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Albany	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
West Virginia	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Pittsburgh

See also: 2024 Pittsburgh Panthers football team.

Statistics	WVU	PIT
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
West Virginia	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Pittsburgh	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

vs Kansas

See also: 2024 Kansas Jayhawks football team.

Statistics	KAN	WVU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Kansas	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
West Virginia	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Oklahoma State

See also: 2024 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team.

Statistics	WVU	OKST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
West Virginia	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Oklahoma State	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

vs Iowa State

See also: 2024 Iowa State Cyclones football team.

Statistics	ISU	WVU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Iowa State	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
West Virginia	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

vs Kansas State

See also: 2024 Kansas State Wildcats football team.

Statistics	KSU	WVU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Kansas State	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
West Virginia	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Arizona

See also: 2024 Arizona Wildcats football team.

Statistics	WVU	ARIZ
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
West Virginia	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Arizona	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Cincinnati

See also: 2024 Cincinnati Bearcats football team.

Statistics	WVU	CIN
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
West Virginia	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Cincinnati	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

vs Baylor

See also: 2024 Baylor Bears football team.

Statistics	BAY	WVU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Baylor	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
West Virginia	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

vs UCF

See also: 2024 UCF Knights football team.

Statistics	UCF	WVU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UCF	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
West Virginia	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Texas Tech

See also: 2024 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team.

Statistics	WVU	TTU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
West Virginia	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Texas Tech	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Notes and References

1. Web site: West Virginia Mountaineers 2024 College Football Transfer Portal . July 10, 2024 . 247Sports . en.
2. Web site: 2024 West Virginia Football Transfer Portal. on3.com. July 10, 2024.
3. Web site: Utah picked first in Big 12 Media Preseason Poll . July 2, 2024. July 10, 2024.
4. Web site: 2024 West Virginia Football Schedule . FBSchedules.com . January 6, 2024.