Since his departure from Michigan, West Virginia hasn't been in the national spotlight nearly as much. Sure, they've had some moments here and there during the Geno Smith-Tavon Austin-Stedman Bailey days,

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.

Nearly 17 years after leaving for Michigan, Rich Rodriguez has returned as the West Virginia football head coach.

"How about them Mountaineers, huh? Rich Rod! Hey, you know Rich Rod and I played together. I was a year ahead of him. Rich never said boo in college. I never heard the guy talk. He was thinking, though.

Rich Rodriguez says he regrets leaving West Virginia 17 years ago. Rodriguez was introduced as the coach at his alma mater on Friday.

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — West Virginia University has chosen Rich Rodriguez to be its next football head coach. West Virginia Football confirmed the news, first reported by ESPN college football insider Pete Thamel, on Thursday. Rodriguez was the head coach at Jacksonville State.

West Virginia football legend Pat White was asked about his interest in joining Rich Rodriguez's coaching staff in Morgantown.

Rich Rodriguez is heading back to West Virginia. According to ESPN, the Mountaineers announced Thursday that they had re-hired Rodriguez 17 years after he left for Michigan. The Jacksonville State coach will succeed Neal Brown after Brown was fired at the end of the season.

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.

West Virginia football is running it back with one of its most successful coaches. The Mountaineers officially announced the hiring of Jacksonville State's Rich Rodriguez on Thursday, as the two sides reunite for the first time since 2007.