West Virginia ended a 12-day coaching search when it officially announced Rich Rodriguez's return last week. Rodriguez, who coached the Mountaineers from 2001-07, takes the job in Morgantown 17 years after he left for Michigan.

Nostalgia has hit Morgantown with the hiring of Rich Rodriguez as head coach for his second stint leading the Mountaineers. Pat White quarterbacked West Virginia from 2005 to '08. White was with Rodriguez for three of those years,

Nearly 17 years after leaving for Michigan, Rich Rodriguez has returned as the West Virginia football head coach.