Rodriguez returns to WVU

WVU announced Rich Rodriguez as its 36th head football coach in program history, returning to his alma mater where he coached from 2001-07.

The Smoking Musket

https://www.smokingmusket.com/2024/12/11/24315927/west-virginia-wvu-mountaineers-head-coach-hired-rich-rodriguez-college-football

WBOY-TV

https://www.wboy.com/news/monongalia/west-virginia-university/espn-wvu-targeting-rich-rodriguez-as-next-football-head-coach/

The New York Times, The Athletic

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5978900/2024/12/11/rich-rodriguez-west-virginia-head-coach/

WV MetroNews

https://wvmetronews.com/2024/12/11/spot-the-ball-again-rich-rodriguez-to-return-as-wvu-head-coach/

SI

https://www.si.com/college/westvirginia/football/rich-rodriguez-nearing-deal-to-return-as-west-virginia-head-coach

Blue Gold News

https://www.wvnews.com/news/wvnews/rich-rodriguez-expected-to-return-as-wvu-football-coach/article_56a2ec72-b812-11ef-bdbb-7bbc5c7413d9.html

On3

https://www.on3.com/college/west-virginia-mountaineers/news/west-virginia-targeting-rich-rodriguez-as-head-coach-hire/

WVSports

https://westvirginia.rivals.com/news/sources-rodriguez-to-return-as-west-virginia-head-coach

CBS Sports

https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/west-virginia-expected-to-hire-rich-rodriguez-former-mountaineer-coach-returning-to-alma-mater-per-reports/

KDKA-TV

https://www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/news/west-virginia-rich-rodriguez-head-coach-opening/

AL.com

https://www.al.com/sports/2024/12/jax-states-rich-rodriguez-headed-back-to-west-virginia.html

247Sports

https://247sports.com/college/west-virginia/article/west-virginia-football-rich-rodriguez-hired-neal-brown-replacement-241734774/

The (Charleston) Gazette-Mail

https://www.wvgazettemail.com/sports/wvu/wvu-football-rodriguez-returns-to-morgantown-as-head-coach/article_6477221c-b6ac-11ef-ac87-ffe207bcbed7.html

WDTV-TV

https://www.wdtv.com/2024/12/11/west-virginia-hires-rich-rodriguez-36th-head-football-coach/

ClutchPoints

https://clutchpoints.com/west-virginia-football-news-rich-rodriguez-neal-brown-replacement

Athlon Sports

https://athlonsports.com/college-football/rich-rodriguez-reportedly-expected-fill-west-virginia-coaching-vacancy

Yahoo! Sports

https://sports.yahoo.com/reports-west-virginia-finalizing-deal-with-rich-rodriguez-233248269.html

The Dominion Post

https://www.dominionpost.com/2024/12/11/rich-rodriguez-returns-as-wvu-football-coach/

The Intelligencer.|Wheeling News-Register

https://www.theintelligencer.net/news/top-headlines/2024/12/reports-rich-rodriguez-to-return-as-wvu-football-coach/

WTRF-TV

https://www.wtrf.com/west-virginia/rich-rodriguez-named-next-football-coach-at-west-virginia-university/

WCHS-TV

https://wchstv.com/sports/wvu/rich-rodriguez-returns-as-mountaineers-head-football-coach

Lootpress

https://www.lootpress.com/rich-rodriguez-returning-as-head-coach-of-wvu-football/

ESPN.com

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/42920015/sources-rich-rodriguez-set-return-west-virginia-coach

MLive.com

https://www.mlive.com/wolverines/2024/12/former-michigan-football-head-coach-reportedly-headed-back-to-west-virginia.html

Blue Gold News

https://www.wvnews.com/bluegoldnews/news/quick-reaction-fans-chime-in-on-west-virginia-universitys-decision-to-hire-football-coach-rich/article_4b6475ee-b81f-11ef-ae34-cb53700edcef.html

WV Sports Now

https://wvsportsnow.com/report-wvu-working-on-deal-to-bring-rich-rodriguez-back-as-head-coach/

Times West Virginian

https://www.timeswv.com/sports/wvu_mountaineers/how-rich-rod-left-wvu-the-first-time-around/article_1948535e-b843-11ef-9cd6-1734c087b315.html

WSAZ-TV

https://www.wsaz.com/video/2024/12/12/rich-rodriguez-back-wvu/

WCHS-TV

https://wchstv.com/news/local/fans-react-to-rodriguezs-return-to-wvu

The Daily Athenaeum

https://www.thedaonline.com/sports/football/rich-rodriguez-expected-to-return-as-wvu-football-head-coach/article_ffd59496-b814-11ef-b63e-9b668db19d0d.html

WV Sports Now

https://wvsportsnow.com/ken-kendrick-on-wvu-ad-wren-baker-picking-rich-rodriguez-no-one-pressured-him/

Blue Gold News

https://www.wvnews.com/bluegoldnews/news/rich-rodriguez-returns-wvu-football-fans-divided-over-controversial-coaching-hire/article_37729b4a-b885-11ef-8db4-df67bf5caad8.html

Lootpress

https://www.lootpress.com/wvu-booster-refutes-pressure-claims-regarding-rich-rodriguez-hire/

WCHS-TV

https://wchstv.com/sports/wvu/rich-rodriguez-returns-as-mountaineers-head-football-coach

Lootpress

https://www.lootpress.com/rich-rodriguez-officially-returns-as-wvus-head-football-coach/

Associated Press

https://apnews.com/article/rich-rodriguez-west-virginia-f5a321e5fabf2b9c0d315fe975976330?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=share

SI

​​https://www.si.com/college/westvirginia/football/official-west-virginia-hires-rich-rodriguez-as-head-football-coach

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/wvu/2024/12/12/west-virginia-mountaineers-football-rich-rodriguez/stories/202412110112

USA Today

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2024/12/12/rich-rodriguez-hired-west-virginia-football-jacksonville-state/76931496007/

WVSports

https://westvirginia.rivals.com/news/rich-rodriguez-named-west-virginia-s-36th-football-coach

SI

https://www.si.com/college/westvirginia/football/grading-west-virginia-hire-of-rich-rodriguez-did-wren-baker-get-it-right

WBOY-TV

https://www.wboy.com/goldandbluenation/wvu-football/reunited-wvu-hires-rodriguez-as-head-football-coach/

WSAZ-TV

https://www.wsaz.com/2024/12/12/rich-rodriguez-back-wvu-football-coach/

Yahoo! Sports

https://sports.yahoo.com/rich-rodriguez-officially-returns-to-west-virginia-233248046.html

AL.com

https://www.al.com/sports/2024/12/rodriguez-officially-departs-jax-state-rod-smith-named-interim-coach.html

WV Sports Now

https://wvsportsnow.com/rich-rodriguez-officially-returning-to-wvu-for-second-tenure-as-head-coach/

WTOV-TV

https://wtov9.com/sports/content/its-official-rodriguez-returning-to-guide-wvu-football

247Sports

https://247sports.com/college/west-virginia/article/instant-analysis-how-the-wild-card-could-be-the-right-one-for-wvu-241761285/

Connect-Bridgeport

https://www.connect-bridgeport.com/connect.cfm?func=view&section=Sports&item=Its-Official-WVU-Announces-Rich-Rodriguez-Coming-Back-to-Coach-Mountaineers-as-Programs-36th-Coach57696

WTAE-TV

https://www.wtae.com/article/rich-rodriguez-west-virginia-head-coach/63171094

The Gadsden Times

https://www.gadsdentimes.com/story/sports/college/2024/12/11/jacksonville-state-football-coach-rich-rodriguez-to-take-west-virginia-job-reports/71558970007/

CBS Sports

https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/west-virginia-hires-rich-rodriguez-ex-mountaineers-coach-headed-back-to-alma-mater-after-17-year-hiatus/

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/wvu/2024/12/12/west-virginia-mountaineers-football-rich-rodriguez/stories/202412110112

The Intelligencer.|Wheeling News-Register

https://www.theintelligencer.net/news/top-headlines/2024/12/its-official-rich-rodriguez-returns-as-wvu-football-coach/

Field Level Media

https://fieldlevelmedia.com/ncaaf/reports-rich-rodriguez-returning-to-coach-west-virginia/

Reuters

https://www.reuters.com/sports/rich-rodriguezs-homecoming-west-virginia-official-2024-12-12/

UPI

https://www.upi.com/Sports_News/2024/12/12/Rich-Rodriguez-return-West-Virginia-football-coach/2761734020158/

Barstool Sports

https://www.barstoolsports.com/blog/3533804/rich-rod-took-the-long-country-roads-path-back-home-to-west-virginia

Deadspin

https://deadspin.com/rich-rodriguezs-homecoming-to-west-virginia-official/

Lootpress

https://www.lootpress.com/rich-rodriguez-heads-to-morgantown-with-wvu-ad-wren-baker/

WIAT-TV

https://www.cbs42.com/news/jacksonville-community-reacts-to-rich-rodriguez-leaving-jsu-for-west-virginia/

WDTV-TV

https://www.wdtv.com/2024/12/12/detailed-look-rich-rodriguez-return-west-virginia/

WBOY-TV

https://www.wboy.com/goldandbluenation/wvu-football/offensive-records-from-rich-rodriguezs-first-head-coaching-stint-at-wvu/

The Intelligencer.|Wheeling News-Register

https://www.newsandsentinel.com/sports/local-sports/2024/12/finishing-his-story-rodriguez-officially-returns-as-wvus-football-coach/

The Intelligencer.|Wheeling News-Register, Opinion

https://www.theintelligencer.net/sports/top-sports/2024/12/rodriguez-knows-what-it-takes-to-be-wvus-coach/

The (Martinsburg) Journal, Opinion

https://www.journal-news.net/journal-news/wren-baker-does-not-miss/article_eea851db-f3d1-5cbb-8897-fbe4975d4b94.html

WV Sports Now, Opinion

https://wvsportsnow.com/asti-winning-only-option-for-rich-rodriguez-in-second-wvu-tenure/

WV News, Blue Gold News, Opinion

https://www.wvnews.com/bluegoldnews/column-moving-on/article_d1ff6186-b8c9-11ef-8d51-c3cc15fdbc4a.html

WV News, Blue Gold News

https://www.wvnews.com/theet/bluegoldnews/who-might-accompany-rich-rodriguez-from-jacksonville-state/article_35a7d6da-b8a9-11ef-a132-0772aac6a23a.html

SI, Mountaineers

https://www.si.com/college/westvirginia/football/which-coaches-could-land-at-wvu-with-rich-rodriguez-here-are-15-names-to-watch

Sportscasting

​​https://www.sportscasting.com/news/rich-rodriguez-lost-money-coaching-jacksonville-state/