MORGANTOWN — West Virginia offensive line coach Jack Bicknell Jr. left his Thursday press conference using the wall to support himself to get off the raised surface and leave the […]
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WVU practicing with just two running backs, hurting progression
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia is seven practices in and wrapped up its second practice in full pads Thursday. Since the team was in full pads, Rich Rodriguez wanted to do […]
Rodriguez upset with WVU’s lack of toughness after practice in pads
Tuesday marked the first day of full padded practice. The first five practices were just shorts and sometimes shoulder pads, but practice No. 6 was the time for the players […]
West Virginia’s running back room is thin, rebounding after rough second practice
MORGANTOWN – West Virginia’s second practice wasn’t the best. Rich Rodriguez wasn’t happy because the team didn’t take any steps forward, and more importantly, the team was soft. A position […]
Cornerbacks coach Rod West teaches playing violently to WVU secondary in early stages
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia coach Rich Rodriguez said every position was up for grabs, even the running back position, which Jahiem White was thought to have locked up. There was […]
Rich Rodriguez, Travis Trickett emphasize downfield blocking in WVU’s first day with shoulder pads
MORGANTOWN — There are three levels to a successful run play in the open field. There’s the initial block from the offensive line on the defensive line to create the […]
Zac Alley looks to toughen up WVU defense by setting standards
MORGANTOWN — Rich Rodriguez is out on the West Virginia practice field yelling, screaming, running around and all over the place. On the other side of the field with the […]
Rich Rodriguez demands toughness at WVU, says his players are too ‘soft’
MORGANTOWN — When Rich Rodriguez was a kid, he went out to his yard to the garden in Grant Town to pick weeds. “I hated pulling weeds,” Rodriguez said. “I’d […]
COLUMN: WVU’s football expectations for 2025 depends on who you ask
MORGANTOWN — Before the start of a football season, the word expectations is thrown around a lot. The expectations for a team vary from school to school, but every coach […]
Rich Rodriguez in no rush to find a starting quarterback for WVU
MORGANTOWN — The biggest question starting West Virginia’s fall camp was who was going to be the starting quarterback to lead Rich Rodriguez’s offense. Rodriguez had his fair share of […]
