Jacksonville State coach Rich Rodriguez is set to make a return to his alma mater and take over as the next head football coach at West Virginia, according to multiple reports on Wednesday night. Pete Thamel of ESPN was the first to report.

Rodriguez returns to the scene of his greatest achievements, the hard feelings he left behind long gone as WVU searches for Big 12 success.

Rich Rodriguez appears to be on the verge of returning to West Virginia, according to multiple reports. Rodriguez, who has been at Jacksonville State for the past three seasons, coached the Mountaineers from 2001-07,

West Virginia University is reportedly targeting Rich Rodriguez to be its next football head coach. According to a report on the social media platform X from ESPN college football insider Pete Thamel on Wednesday,

Rich Rodriguez looks to be heading back to West Virginia. According to ESPN and other reports, the school is working on a deal to hire Rodriguez. The Jacksonville State coach succeeds Neal Brown after Brown was fired at the end of the season.

Rodriguez, a West Virginia native and alum, served as the football program’s head coach from 2001 to 2007 before taking a job at Michigan. In 2007, the Mountaineers entered their final game of the season ranked No.

West Virginia has its next head football coach, and it's a familiar face. Seventeen years after departing for the University of Michigan, Rich Rodriguez is expected to return to Morgantown to lead the Mountaineers.