Rich Rodriguez has been a head coach at seven schools over his career, and it typically takes some time to get adjusted not just to the roster but to the town and community. That process typically takes anywhere from six to nine months in order to learn the lay of the land.

Rich Rodriguez's return to West Virginia as coach is also a homecoming. The 61-year-old known as “Rich Rod” left his alma mater for Michigan nearly 20 years ago.

Rich Rodriguez returning to West Virginia never really felt possible, especially after the way things ended roughly 18 years ago. Fans always tossed his name around as someone the school should consider bringing back after a tough string of losses or following a bad season,