As (sort of) predicted here before, West Virginia took some funds liberated by a coaching change and invested in its coaching staff. With $200,000 “available” after Lonnie Galloway departed and was replaced by Tyron Carrier, Athletic Director Shane Lyons used 40 percent of that in raises on running backs coach JaJuan Seider and offensive line coach Ron Crook.

Seider was also given an extra year, meaning only he, head coach Dana Holgorsen, offensive coordinator Joe Wickline and defensive coordinator Tony Gibson have multiple-year deals. But Seider’s contract now also and finally has the buyout clause that minimizes what it would owe him, Wickline and/or Gibson if they are let go following the 2016 season. (Poor Mark Scott! We thought he’d get a bump, too, because everyone but him, Carrier and Blue Adams has gotten a raise — including Matt Caponi! — but he did not.)