A.B. , a transfer from Big East rival Pittsburgh , was one of the premiere backs for the Mountaineers during their 1988 run to the National Championship , where they lost to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish . A.B. , along with Undra Johnson and Eugene Napoleon , made up the great depth at running back . A.B. , whose final game as a Pitt Panther was his 100-yard performance against the Mountaineers , ranks as one of the more memorable backs in West Virginia University . In his senior year , Brown led West Virginia with 913 yards on 167 carries
Big East
Big East Conference (1979–2013)
A. B. Brown