West Virginia has fired football coach Neal Brown after six seasons, it was announced Sunday.

Brown’s firing follows a 52-15 loss to Texas Tech on Saturday, leaving the Mountaineers at 6-6 on the season. He received an extension after winning nine games last season and posted a 37-35 record during his tenure in Morgantown.

A source told ESPN that he is owed $9.775 million by WVU for the final three years of his contract.

“Coach Brown is a great person and he has served as a great ambassador for West Virginia University,” athletic director Wren Baker said in a statement. “He led our storied program with class and integrity, always putting in the hard work necessary for success.”

The Mountaineers have not named an interim coach for the team’s bowl game, which is set next weekend.

West Virginia’s offensive performance suffered significantly, despite the returns of dual-threat quarterback Garrett Greene and running backs Jahiem White and CJ Donaldson. The defense was one of the worst in the country in yards allowed. West Virginia lost four times at home this season and was outscored in the second half in 10 of 12 games.

The Mountaineers were particularly vulnerable on the road under Brown, posting a 13-20 record with 11 losses and winning by at least 17 points.

Brown, 44, came to West Virginia from Troy, where he won 10 or more games in each of his last three seasons there. He had two of six winning seasons at WVU, going 25-28 in conference play.

Brown, who finished his playing career at UMass and transitioned to coaching there, is expected to be a candidate for the head coaching job at UMass.

One of the names linked to the West Virginia job is former Texas A&M and Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher, a native of Clarksburg, West Virginia.

“I am confident that with the strong direction of the university leadership, our passionate supporters, our proud history and our willingness to invest, we will have an excellent candidate pool,” Baker said in a statement.

West Virginia hasn’t won a league title since 2011. This was the last of its six Big East championships over a nine-year period before moving to the Big 12 in 2012.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.