West Virginia Welcomes Rich Rodriguez Home
5 days ago · Story Links. Photo Gallery; MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – An emotional Rich Rodriguez was re-introduced to Mountaineer Nation Friday afternoon inside the WVU Coliseum. Rodriguez, suppressing tears and stopping multiple times to collect himself, spent 15 minutes trying to put into words what has transpired in his life over the past 17 years since leaving West Virginia.
Rich Rodriguez’s West Virginia Coaching Story Continues
Dec 12, 2024 · – There is now a place in Rich Rodriguez's West Virginia coaching story for an epilogue. Seventeen years after his departure, the Grant Town native is returning to the place where he made a name for himself nationally as one of college football's most innovative minds nearly two decades ago.
Rich Rodriguez Named West Virginia’s 36th Football Coach
6 days ago · MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Rich Rodriguez, winner of 190 games and 12 outright or shared conference or division championships, has been named the 36 th head football coach at West Virginia University, Vice President and Director of Athletics Wren Baker announced today.
West Virginia sets aside $7.5M for assistant coaches, support staff …
2 days ago · Rich Rodriguez left West Virginia 17 years ago in part because he was frustrated over the school’s refusal to give him more money for his assistant coaches. ... introduces new West Virginia football coach Rich Rodriguez during an NCAA college football news conference Friday, Dec. 13, 2024, in Morgantown, W.Va. (Benjamin Powell/The Dominion ...
Rich Rodriguez is returning to West Virginia for a second stint as …
6 days ago · Success was a standard at West Virginia under Rodriguez, who went 60-26 from 2001 to 2007 after replacing Hall of Fame coach Don Nehlen. With star players such as quarterback Pat White and running back Steve Slaton, Rodriguez led the Mountaineers to four Big East titles in five years and one of the greatest victories in school history, an upset win over Georgia in the Sugar Bowl following the ...
Rich Rodriguez returning to WVU as head football coach - WTAP
6 days ago · West Virginia University has announced that Rich Rodriguez is returning to the school to become its 36th head football coach for the Mountaineers.
Rich Rodriguez is returning to West Virginia for a second ... - ABC News
Dec 12, 2024 · Rich Rodriguez is returning to West Virginia for a second stint as head coach at his alma mater. Athletic director Wren Baker announced the hiring on Thursday, 17 years after Rodriguez made a hasty exit for what became a disastrous three-year experiment at Michigan.
Rich Rodriguez returning as West Virginia coach - ABC News
6 days ago · Rodriguez, the current head coach at Jacksonville State, spent seven seasons at West Virginia (2001-07), which included three straight 10-win campaigns and a Sugar Bowl win over Georgia in 2006.
West Virginia hires Rich Rodriguez as next football coach - USA …
6 days ago · West Virginia is hiring Jacksonville State coach Rich Rodriguez as its next coach, the school announced Thursday. Rodriguez returns to the Mountaineers 17 years after his departure to take...
Who is West Virginia's coach? - USA TODAY
2 days ago · West Virginia football is running it back with one of its most successful coaches. The Mountaineers officially announced the hiring of Jacksonville State's Rich Rodriguez on Thursday, as the two ...