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.

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?

Seventeen years after leaving his alma mater for Michigan, Rich Rodriguez has returned as the 36th Head Coach of the West Virginia Football program. But how did it all end during Rodriguez' first stint at the helm?