MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Outside of three lost fumbles over a stretch of four second-quarter plays, West Virginia head coach Rich Rodriguez liked much of what transpired last Saturday in the Mountaineers’ 45-3 season-opening win against Robert Morris.

What exactly he takes away from a contest that his team outscored the Colonials 35-0 over the second half in remains up for debate, but it’s clear Rodriguez will have a much clearer picture of where things stand following Saturday’s 4 p.m. contest against Ohio at Peden Stadium.

“They were the best team in the MAC by far last year,” Rodriguez said of the Bobcats, 2024 champions of the Mid-American Conference. “The championship game, they won going away. Even though their head coach left, the coordinators stayed, so the culture is already establis

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