West Virginia coach Rich Rodriguez yells onto the field during the second half of a college football game against East Carolina in this Sept. 22, 2007 file photo, in Morgantown, W.Va.

FILE - West Virginia coach Rich Rodriguez yells onto the field during the second half of a college football game against East Carolina in this Sept. 22, 2007 file photo, in Morgantown, W.Va. (AP ...

WVU is bringing back Rich Rodriguez, 17 years after he made a hasty exit in the wake of West Virginia's 13-9 loss to Pitt in the 2007 Backyard Brawl.

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- Pop into West Virginia's Milan Puskar Stadium during spring football, and a wave of déjà vu will roll over you. On a brisk March morning in Morgantown, head coach Rich ...

West Virginia Mountaineers running back Steve Slaton is congratulated by head coach Rich Rodriguez after running for a 52-yard touchdown in the Sugar Bowl against the Georgia Bulldogs on Jan. 2 ...

Success was a standard at West Virginia under Rodriguez, who went 60-26 from 2001 to 2007 after replacing Hall of Fame coach Don Nehlen. With star players such as quarterback Pat White and running ...

FILE - West Virginia coach Rich Rodriguez yells onto the field during the second half of a college football game against East Carolina in this Sept. 22, 2007 file photo, in Morgantown, W.Va. (AP ...

FILE - West Virginia coach Rich Rodriguez yells onto the field during the second half of a college football game against East Carolina in this Sept. 22, 2007 file photo, in Morgantown, W.Va. (AP ...

FILE - West Virginia coach Rich Rodriguez yells onto the field during the second half of a college football game against East Carolina in this Sept. 22, 2007 file photo, in Morgantown, W.Va. (AP ...