Earlier this week, West Virginia University celebrated as Rich Rodriguez was named the football team's head coach for his second stint with the program. Seventeen years since his departure to become the head coach of Michigan, Rodriguez has returned to lead the school he both played for and coached. The hiring of Rodriguez has largely been met with excitement, and Rodriguez was welcomed back to the university with huge cheers during his introductory press conference on Friday.
The program and Rodriguez were not as celebratory the last time he was on the sidelines coaching the team. Rodriguez, one of the most successful coaches the program has seen, had led the Mountaineers to the cusp of reaching their first-ever National Championship game appearance back in 2007.
