MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Neal Brown is bringing a heavy dosage of Troy to West Virginia, but also has room for a former Mountaineers standout on his new coaching staff.
Three more Troy assistants were confirmed to be joining Brown on Monday. The Mountaineers are adding Sean Reagan (co-offensive coordinator/quarterbacks), Jordan Lesley (defensive line) and Al Pogue (cornerbacks/recruiting coordinator), though their specific titles with West Virginia have yet to be announced. Two of their former co-workers are already on staff — defensive coordinator Vic Koenning and offensive line coach Matt Moore.
According to the St. Paul Pioneer Press and The Gopher Report, former Mountaineers defensive back Jahmile Addae will also join the coaching staff. Addae is currently the defensive backs coach for Minnesota. Prior to that, Addae worked for former Mountaineers coach Rich Rodriguez at Arizona from 2013-17. Addae was a three-time all-Big East defensive back at West Virginia from 2001-05.
Reagan, a Georgia native, has served as Troy’s quarterbacks coach since 2011 — four seasons before Brown was hired as the Trojans’ head coach. He got his start as a graduate assistant at Troy when Brown was the Trojans offensive coordinator in 2008. Reagan and Moore served as Troy’s co-offensive coordinators last season. Reagan also coached Troy’s running backs from 2015-17.
Lesley opens an important window into the world of junior college recruiting. Prior to his three seasons as Troy’s defensive line coach, he spent three years as defensive coordinator at East Mississippi Community College. Coincidentally, Lesley coached graduating Mountaineers defensive lineman Ezekiel Rose at East Mississippi. Lesley has also coached at Kilgore Junior College in Texas.
West Virginia marks Pogue’s first job outside the state of Alabama. He’s spent the last five years coaching Troy’s defensive backs, who have been among the nation’s leaders in interceptions over the last four seasons. Prior to coaching at Troy, Pogue was a quality control assistant at Auburn for two years before being promoted to director of high school operations.