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

It’s a move that has the approval of at least one former player, ESPN’s Pat McAfee. Following the announcement that Rich Rodriguez would be returning to the program, Pat McAfee took to Twitter/X.

The Mountaineers chose to hire Rich Rodriguez, who previously coached ... Rodriguez as their new head coach and former player Pat McAfee had him on his show to talk to him on a variety of topics.

Pat McAfee held his regular afternoon show on Thursday, but had a lot to say about the Mountaineers following the announcement of Rich Rodriguez as head football coach. Here's the recap of ...

ESPN's Pat McAfee had nothing but gratitude for his head football coach back during his playing days, Rich Rodriguez, who made a comeback at his alma mater West Virginia, when giving his honest ...

One of Rich Rodriguez’s most famous former players will be on hand as the 61-year-old is reintroduced as West Virginia’s head coach. Taking to X on Thursday, Pat McAfee revealed that The Pat ...

West Virginia has hired Rich Rodriguez as the program's 36th head ... Former WVU punter/kicker Pat McAfee will also be bringing his show to Morgantown on Friday to cover the event and welcome ...

morgantown — Pat McAfee may be a national TV host on ESPN ... Rich Rod was back in town and the day belonged to him. Love Rich Rodriguez or hate him, and there are plenty on both sides of ...

West Virginia, with Pat McAfee as the kicker ... with West Virginia athletic director Wren Baker. “The day he (Rich Rodriguez) was doing his interview with Wren Baker, I said listen, I need ...

Rich Rodriguez is returning to West Virginia for his second stint as the coach of its football team. Rodriguez held the same position from 2001 to 2007. His departure from West Virginia to coach ...

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 ...

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 ...