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Hi gang,

One last football post here today before we shift our focus to tonight’s basketball game in Morgantown against visiting Kansas State.

As mentioned in my earlier post, new WVU football coach Neal Brown introduced his first Mountaineer staff to the media this morning at Milan Puskar Stadium and we learned more about who will coach what positions and who will recruit what areas.

I was in the process of typing up something very similar for this post, then a handy breakdown of each new West Virginia assistant was sent out by the folks in WVU’s sports information department. I’ll post that below (minus a bunch of quotes, several of which I’m hanging on to for stuff I’m working on). Keep an eye out in the next few days for more stories coming out of today’s meeting with the new football coaching staff.

Assistant Coach (Defensive Coordinator) Vic Koenning

Primary Recruiting Territory: West Virginia: Bridgeport, Charleston

Secondary: South Georgia 

 

Assistant Coach (Defensive Secondary) Jahmile Addae

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

Assistant Coach (Wide Receivers) Xavier Dye

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

Secondary: North Carolina/Charlotte; Any Wide Receiver Crossover

 

Assistant Coach (Defensive Line) Jordan Lesley

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

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

Assistant Coach (Offensive Line) Matt Moore

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

Secondary: Tennessee

Assistant Coach (Outside Linebackers) Al Pogue

Primary Recruiting Territory: Western Pennsylvania/Pittsburgh

Secondary: Alabama: Montgomery and Northwestern Atlanta Counties; Detroit

 

Assistant Coach (Quarterbacks) Sean Reagan

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

Secondary: Indianapolis, Chicago

 

Assistant Coach (Co-Offensive Coordinator/Running Backs) Chad Scott

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

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

 

Assistant Coach (Inside Linebackers) Blake Seiler

Primary Recruiting Territory: Kansas/Iowa Junior CollegesWest Virginia: Northern Panhandle/WheelingOhio: Cleveland, Akron, Canton, Toledo, Youngstown

Secondary: Louisiana

 

Assistant Coach (Tight Ends/Inside Receivers) Travis Trickett 

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

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