Michael Miller is the Site Manager of The Smoking Musket, covering the West Virginia Mountaineers since 2015. Follow Michael on Bluesky @westbygod.bsky.social
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FOOTBALL
Rich Rodriguez leads WVU football rebuild amid major roster challenges | Blue Gold News
As Rich Rodriguez returns to West Virginia University to lead the Mountaineers, the storied football program faces significant challenges both on and off the field as the 6-6 regular season and 42-37 bowl loss to Memphis clearly showed.