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Rich Rodriguez says he 'should've never left' West Virginia, has quip for heckler at intro presser

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If West Virginia had any hard feelings toward Rich Rodriguez for leaving 17 years ago, they weren't apparent at the press conference introducing his return to Morgantown on Friday.

Well, one fan apparently wasn't enthused about Rodriguez coming back to coach the Mountaineers. But the heckler was quickly shouted down by the fans in attendance and eventually escorted out of the WVU Coliseum.

There was a heckler at the Rich Rodriguez press conference for WVU. He did not get a warm response pic.twitter.com/rmom5m9KrD

— Inside The Dome (@inside_the_dome) December 13, 2024

Rodriguez had a quick quip for the heckler, winning over the crowd that was already enthusiastic about his return.