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 admits his return to West Virginia to coach the Mountaineers has him “feeling a little bit like Forrest Gump” he told the assembled media on hand as he opened the second of the Big 12 Media Days in Frisco,

Nearly seven months after he was hired, Rich Rodriguez is still beaming about his return to West Virginia. Rodriguez originally coached for the Mountaineers from 2001-07, leading them to three straight AP top-10 finishes from 2005-07.