The Big 12 Conference will see a change in two established football programs for next season, as the UCF Knights and West Virginia Mountaineers are now looking for new head coaches.
Gus Malzahn stepped down after four seasons at UCF’s helm, where he guided the Knights to nine wins in each of his first two seasons before going 6-7 in 2023 and 4-8 this past season. He was hired by the Florida State Seminoles to be their new offensive coordinator.
West Virginia fired head coach Neal Brown on Sunday after six seasons and a combined 37-35 record. His firing came fresh off a blowout loss to the Texas Tech Red Raiders to end the regular season. While successful in spurts, Brown’s Mountaineers struggled away from Morgantown, going 13-20 in road games over the past six years.
Next season, the Colorado Buffaloes are set to face WVU in Morgantown but will not play UCF. Colorado defeated the Knights, 48-21, in late September.
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