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?

West Virginia University celebrated as Rich Rodriguez was named the football team's head coach for his second stint with the program. Seventeen years since his departure to become the head coach of Michigan,

Rich Rodriguez did not leave West Virginia on the best terms when he defected to Michigan in 2008, but that didn't stop the school from inviting

Former Rich Rodriguez players express their excitement for their former coach returning to Morgantown to lead the Mountaineers.