It was doom and gloom around West Virginia football after the Mountaineers were blown out by UCF, who was in a similar situation with a new coach and had roster […]
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Rich Rodriguez provides thoughts on proposed sports gambling for college athletes
Gambling has been something in the world since the B.C.E. times when the Mesopotamians started playing dice. Sports gambling came soon after, but it’s becoming more common around the United […]
WVU’s defense wins turnover battle to help in win over Houston
MORGANTOWN — Houston quarterback Conner Weigman looked over towards West Virginia defensive back Jordan Scruggs, and then motioned his receiver. Scruggs knew something was up. He’d seen this before in […]
WVU freshman Scotty Fox Jr. made right reads in win against Houston
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, […]
WVU’s run game bounces back against stout Houston run defense
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 […]
COLUMN: WVU’s big win against No. 22 Houston also a reminder of how average the Big 12 is in football
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 […]
WVU upsets No. 22 Houston on the road for first Big 12 win
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 […]
Rod: Playing time should be the motivation, not money
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia lost to UCF 45-13. Rich Rodriguez said WVU was at rock bottom. It made sense since UCF was also winless in the Big 12 and was […]
WVU football coach Rich Rodriguez dealing with a unique situation at quarterback
MORGANTOWN — Rich Rodriguez and the rest of the West Virginia quarterbacks head into the meeting room, or as Rodriguez calls them, the “truth rooms,” where anything goes. The coaching […]
WVU injury list gets another addition with safety Jordan Walker out for the season
MORGANTOWN — Another week, another West Virginia player out for the season. Rich Rodriguez announced on his radio show that safety Jordan Walker is done for the season after he […]
