Several candidates were in the mix to land the West Virginia head football coaching job, but Rich Rodriguez was the guy that Director of Athletics Wren Baker kept coming back to. Baker laid out those reasons during Rodriguez's introductory press conference on Friday afternoon.

With Rich Rodriguez back at the helm of the WVU football program, the winning ways of the early-to-mid 2000s Mountaineers are on a lot of people's minds. And what are those years without Pat White?

Rich Rodriguez is returning to West Virginia for a second stint as head coach. Athletic director Wren Baker announced the hiring of Rodriguez.