MORGANTOWN -- There are only a handful of true freshmen starting quarterbacks in the country, and even less who are slightly successful. An even smaller number have a ranked win, and probably three have a ranked win on the road. West Virginia is one of the very few schools that have ...
MORGANTOWN -- West Virginia’s identity, and what Rich Rodriguez wanted the team’s identity to be was running the football. Rodriguez wanted to use the hard edge and out-muscle teams, pushing them back, creating holes for the running backs and the quarterback. WVU hadn’t run ...
MORGANTOWN -- It was either one of the best offensive calls of the season by Rich Rodriguez or Houston coach Willie Fritz should be searching for a new defensive coordinator today. The situation: WVU faces a fourth-and-four from Houston’s 34-yard line. There’s 13 minutes remaining in ...
MORGANTOWN -- West Virginia went into Houston and finally snapped the five-game losing streak. WVU’s offense carried over the momentum against TCU and secured Rich Rodriguez’s first ranked win since taking back over at West Virginia over No. 22 Houston, 45-35. WVU finally got in the ...
MORGANTOWN -- In Week 2 of Oklahoma’s season last year, the Sooners faced non-conference opponent Houston. The now West Virginia defensive coordinator, Zac Alley, was on the Oklahoma sideline as the co-defensive coordinator. The other sideline, offensive-minded head coach Willie Fritz. ...
MORGANTOWN -- Houston is 7-1 this season and was recently ranked No. 22 in the AP Top 25. The Cougars’ only loss is to Texas Tech, who is currently ranked 13th in the country, and recently picked up their first ranked win against Arizona State in Tempe. I bring this up because just ...
