Rich Rodriguez is back in college football after a one year hiatus. The former West Virginia and Michigan head coach will be officially announced at a press conference Tuesday at noon (MST). Arizona athletic director Greg Byrne announced the hiring Monday evening his Twitter page with a picture of Rodriguez, his family, and Byrne all together.
The hiring of Rodriguez comes just over one month after Byrne fired former head coach Mike Stoops after a 1-5 start to the season. Stoops was walking a tough, thin line heading into this season with Arizona losing 10 straight games to FBS schools. Arizona only win came against Northern Arizona Sept. 3 at home to start the season.
Since Stoops’ firing on October 10th Arizona has gone 2-3 and with their final home game this Saturday against Louisiana-Lafayette (8-3, 6-2) they have nothing to lose. For seniors Nick Foles, Keola Antolin, and Juron Criner the game is not as meaningful given they won’t be playing for bowl eligibility but...
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