There’s been a shift in how offenses are run in college football. Most of them are high-tempo and feature a no-huddle, and Rich Rodriguez’s second term West Virginia offense will be one of them. The high-tempo offense changed certain positions and turned the tight end position into a ...
MORGANTOWN -- West Virginia’s punting will look different under Rich Rodriguez. Usually, senior punter Oliver Straw catches the ball off to the side, runs a little and gives it a boot, but that won’t be the case for his senior season. Straw is transitioning to the traditional punting, ...
MORGANTOWN -- West Virginia football is under a week away from the Blue-Gold spring showcase, marking the end of spring ball, and Rich Rodriguez hasn’t picked one of his seven quarterbacks as the starter. Rodriguez might not name a starter until the summer because they are all still ...
MORGANTOWN -- There’s no question college football is rapidly changing. Players are getting paid, universities are signing lucrative television deals and players can jump into the transfer portal and completely flip a roster. College football isn’t the same as it was back in the day or ...
MORGANTOWN -- Playing for West Virginia University football coach Rich Rodriguez is a new experience for most of the members of the Mountaineer roster – but not for all of them. Several players on this spring’s roster know what it’s like getting guidance from Rodriguez. They played ...
MORGANTOWN -- A new head coach in college football creates a domino effect, especially with the transfer portal. When a new coach is hired from another school, most of the staff and players come with. It’s like what Colorado coach Deion Sanders said when he was hired from Jackson State. ...
