Richard Alan Rodriguez (/ rɒd.ˈriː.ɡjɛz /; born May 24, 1963), also known as Rich Rod, is an American college football coach and former player. He is the current head football coach at West Virginia University, his second stint with his alma mater.

Rich Rodriguez returned to West Virginia University as the 36 th head football coach on Dec. 12, 2024. The architect of the no-huddle, zone-read spread option offense started his coaching career as the youngest head coach in the nation at 24.

Rich Rodriguez is returning to West Virginia for a second stint as head coach at his alma mater. Athletic director Wren Baker announced the hiring on Thursday, 17 years after Rodriguez made a hasty exit for what became a disastrous three-year experiment at Michigan.

Dec 12, 2024 · – There is now a place in Rich Rodriguez's West Virginia coaching story for an epilogue. Seventeen years after his departure, the Grant Town native is returning to the place where he made a name for himself nationally as one of college football's most innovative minds nearly two decades ago.

The West Virginia Mountaineers have hired Rich Rodriguez as head coach for his second stint in Morgantown. Rodriguez played his college ball at West Virginia from 1981-1984 and took over as the ...

Dec 12, 2024 · Rich Rodriguez will be returning to West Virginia as head football coach, the school announced on Thursday. Rodriguez, who has been at Jacksonville State for the past three seasons, coached the...

2 days ago · West Virginia head coach Rich Rodriguez addressed the media ahead of spring football. WVSports.com provides a summary of what was said.--Rodriguez said he has a lot of new guys and still learning all their names. A lot of wide-open competitions at every position. There are no returning starters on defense and only two on offense.

Dec 12, 2024 · West Virginia University has announced that Rich Rodriguez is returning to the school to become its 36th head football coach for the Mountaineers.

The West Virginia football program is looking to put itself back on the map under Rich Rodriguez after struggling to find its way with former head coach Neil Brown. Rodriguez is now back as head ...

Dec 16, 2024 · Rich Rodriguez left West Virginia 17 years ago in part because he was frustrated over the school’s refusal to give him more money for his assistant coaches. He’ll have plenty for them this time around.