This week marks Rich Rodriguez’s first bye week since returning to West Virginia this December. He has a lot of work, turning this season around after a 2-4 start, and 0-3 in the Big 12.
Rodriguez has had his fair share of bye weeks since he first started as a head coach in 2001 at West Virginia the first time. He’s had 28 to be exact, not including the bye weeks where there weren’t games the following week.
Rodriguez’s learned a lot through four different head coaching stops at WVU, Michigan, Arizona and Jacksonville State. His success after each bye week varies depending on each location, but Rodriguez has been on the more favorable side.
Rodriguez’s record after a bye week is 20-8. Some of the games were big wins, and others, head-scratching losses.
Rodriguez’s biggest win off the b