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  • March 2008
  • January 2008

    • Coach Blasts West Va. For Shredding 'Lie'

      Toledo Blade  |  Jan 17, 08 5:00 PM CST

      Coach Blasts West Va. For Shredding 'Lie'

      (Newser) - Rich Rodriguez slammed accusations that he shredded important files before leaving West Virginia University to coach the University of Michigan's football team as “lies” in an interview with the Toledo Blade . Rodriguez broke his silence on the troubles that have marked his departure, lashing out at the anonymous source in the athletic department that “smeared” him with the shredding rap. More »

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      West Virginia Mountaineers  • University of Michigan  • Rich Rodriguez  • West Virginia University

    • Rodriguez Implicated in Gutting WVU Football Files

      Charleston Gazette  |  Jan 16, 08 12:25 AM CST

      Rodriguez Implicated in Gutting WVU Football Files

      (Newser) - Seven years of football documents have gone missing from WVU's Puskar Center - from player's personal files to conditioning charts - and former head coach Rich Rodriguez is the prime suspect, the Charleston Gazette reports. Rodriguez and an assistant were spotted shredding papers in his office on the 18th of December, only a day after the coach announced his departure to Michigan. More »

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      NCAA football  • Big East Conference  • Big Ten Conference  • Michigan Wolverines  • West Virginia Mountaineers  • Rich Rodriguez

    • WVU Turns on Rodriguez

      Charleston Daily Mail  |  Jan 9, 08 7:23 AM CST

      WVU Turns on Rodriguez

      (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. More »

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      NCAA football  • Michigan Wolverines  • West Virginia Mountaineers  • Rich Rodriguez

    • Mountaineers Soar Past Sooners

      Associated Press  |  Jan 3, 08 4:26 AM CST

      Mountaineers Soar Past Sooners

      (Newser) - University of Phoenix stadium has become a house of horrors for No. 3 Oklahoma, which yesterday lost its second straight Fiesta Bowl there, 48-28, to West Virginia. Pat White rushed for 150 yards and threw for 176 yards and two scores for the Mountaineers, who put aside the distraction surrounding the departure of coach Rich Rodriguez, reports AP. More »

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      NCAA football  • West Virginia Mountaineers  • BCS  • Oklahoma Sooners  • Rich Rodriguez  • Bob Stoops

  • December 2007

    • West Virginia Suing Departed Football Coach

      Charleston Gazette  |  Dec 28, 07 5:47 PM CST

      West Virginia Suing Departed Football Coach

      (Newser) - In its effort to be sure its former football coach pays the $4 million buyout stipulated by his contract, West Virginia University is suing Rich Rodriguez, the Charleston Gazette reports. The lawsuit asks a judge to rule if the school did anything to breach the contract—it contends it didn't—or if the breach was caused by Rodriguez's departure for the University of Michigan. More »

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      lawsuit  • NCAA football  • West Virginia Mountaineers  • contract  • University of Michigan  • Rich Rodriguez  • West Virginia University

    • Rodriguez to Leave WVU for Big House

      Detroit News  |  Dec 16, 07 7:59 PM CST

      Rodriguez to Leave WVU for Big House

      (Newser) - Michigan's turbulent month-long search to replace legendary coach Lloyd Carr is over. Rich Rodriguez, the six-year coach at West Virginia and one of the architects of its devastating no-huddle spread offense, will defect after compiling a record of 60-26 at his alma mater. His salary is rumored to be in the $2.5 million range. More »

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      NCAA  • NCAA football  • Michigan Wolverines  • West Virginia Mountaineers  • Rich Rodriguez  • Lloyd Carr

    • WVU Latest Gridiron Giant to Fall

      Pittsburgh Post-Gazette  |  Dec 2, 07 4:55 AM CST

      WVU Latest Gridiron Giant to Fall

      (Newser) - For the seventh time this season, an unranked spoiler tripped up a top-ranked team, dashing Superdome dreams and churning up the BCS poll. This time it was Pitt who pounced on West Virginia's Achilles heel: turnovers. The second-ranked Mountaineers gave up three fumbles and couldn't produce in their 13-9 defeat by a 28-point underdog, the Post-Gazette reports. More »

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      NCAA football  • Big East  • Pittsburgh Panthers  • West Virginia Mountaineers  • BCS

  • November 2007

    • WVU, Mizzou Rumble Toward BCS Collision

      Fox News  |  Nov 25, 07 6:10 PM CST

      WVU, Mizzou Rumble Toward BCS Collision

      (Newser) - In a season with eight different No. 2 ranked teams, Missouri and West Virginia are each a win away from the BCS title game. New No. 1 Missouri has the tougher road of the two, playing Oklahoma in the Big 12 Championship Saturday while the Mountaineers host Pitt in the annual "Backyard Brawl." Ohio State looms if either falls. More »

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      NCAA football  • Ohio State Buckeyes  • West Virginia Mountaineers  • Missouri Tigers  • BCS  • Oklahoma Sooners

    • W Virginia Steamrolls UConn

      New York Times  |  Nov 25, 07 5:12 AM CST

      W Virginia Steamrolls UConn

      (Newser) - Fourth-ranked West Virginia snagged the Big East title and climbed in the polls last night with a decisive 66-21 win over No. 20 Connecticut. The Mountaineers amassed 624 yards, 186 of them on rushing by quarterback Pat White, reports the New York Times. "The only way they lose is if they turn the ball over," lamented UConn's coach. More »

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      NCAA football  • Big East  • Connecticut Huskies  • West Virginia Mountaineers