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WVU Turns on Rodriguez

Posted Jan 9, 08 7:23 AM CST in Sports 

(Newser) – Rich Rodriguez's abrupt departure from WVU to become head coach of Michigan's football program has left Mountaineers fans in an uproar and his family under siege, reports the Charleston Daily Mail. Rodriguez's mother tells the paper that her grandchildren have received death threats at school, and her son's West Virginia home has been vandalized.

"What it feels like is your kid getting beat up at school all the time and you can't stop it," said Arleen Rodriguez, "Think like a parent. That's all I can say." She said the Dec.16 decision to leave was no easy matter for Rodriguez, saying, "I don't think he felt wanted at WVU anymore."
Source: Charleston Daily Mail

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Retiring Michigan head coach Lloyd Carr, left, shakes hands with Rich Rodriguez, former head football coach at West Virginia, as the Rodriguez family arrive at the University of Michigan for a news conference...   (Associated Press)
A West Virginia fan holds a sign referencing former head coach Rich Rodriguez during the first half of the Fiesta Bowl college football game against Oklahoma, Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2008 in Glendale, Ariz....   (Associated Press)
Rich Rodriguez, who will be the new Michigan head football coach, watches the Capital One Bowl football game against Florida in Orlando, Fla., Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2008. (AP Photo/Reinhold Matay)   (Associated Press)
New Michigan head football coach Rich Rodriguez, right, is greeted by Michigan head baseball coach Rich Maloney, left, at a college basketball game with Indiana, Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2008, in Ann Arbor, Mich....   (Associated Press)
Rich Rodriguez, former head football coach at West Virginia, is introduced as the new Michigan football coach, Monday, Dec. 17, 2007, in Ann Arbor, Mich. (AP Photo/Tony Ding)   (Associated Press)
West Virginia coach Rich Rodriguez walks the sideline late in the second half during a 13-9 loss to Pittsburgh in a college football game, Saturday, Dec. 1, 2007 in Morgantown, W.Va. T (AP Photo/Jeff...   (Associated Press)
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