Overview
- Brown announced his pledge live on ESPN’s Pat McAfee Show, then ran outside to ignite a couch in a nod to a long-standing WVU fan tradition.
- He decommitted from Penn State this week, saying the head-coaching change left the futures of the positional coaches he trusted in doubt.
- He chose West Virginia over finalists Ohio State and North Carolina after recent visits to both Columbus and Morgantown.
- ESPN ranks Brown No. 78 in the 2026 SCNEXT 300, and if he signs Dec. 3–5 he is projected as WVU’s highest-ranked addition since Geno Smith in 2009.
- The Harrisburg, Pa., standout is the son of former WVU lineman Tim Brown and highlighted a schematic fit with Rodriguez’s program, facilities, and support staff.