By Ira Kaufman For the Mirror The press conference for Rich Rodriguez’s return to West Virginia last month was epic. I have always loved West Virginia and found the people to be so nice and friendly.

FILE - West Virginia coach Rich Rodriguez yells onto the field during ... Friday at West Virginia's basketball arena, where ESPN's Pat McAfee, a former West Virginia and Indianapolis Colts kicker ...

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. Charles Dickens had it right 148 years earlier in “A Tale of Two Cities.

It seems unfair, really. You sit down to recapture history when you approach these year in reviews, yet this year the ink isn ...

It seems unfair, really. You sit down to recapture history when you approach these year-end reviews, yet this year the ink ...

With one of sports' biggest personalities promoting his alma mater, will it backfire on McAfee or the Mountaineers?

What Rodriguez has to acknowledge is the good that comes with the exposure Pat McAfee brings, there is the potential for distraction. What if, and again we start with "if" because this is where we ...

Can Rich Rodriguez win a national title at West Virginia? Is UNC better off with Bill Belichick or Mack Brown?

Pat McAfee is on a plane somewhere for wherever ... If that happened, could they have denied Rich Rodriguez of what were really paltry requests, especially measured against what coaches ask ...

14—A wave of emotion filled the West Virginia University Coliseum on Friday as Rich Rodriguez ... As Rodriguez spoke about returning to his roots, reactions ran the gamut. Pat McAfee, the ...

New West Virginia coach Rich Rodriguez admitted Friday he made a ... ESPN personality Pat McAfee, a kicker and punter on the 2007 team, aired his daily show live from the arena floor, including ...

If West Virginia had any hard feelings toward Rich Rodriguez for leaving 17 years ago, they weren't apparent at the press conference introducing his return to Morgantown on Friday. Well, one fan ...