West Virginia offensive line coach Jack Bicknell Jr. left his Thursday press conference using the wall to support himself to get off the raised surface and leave the meeting room.
“I’m an old man,” Bicknell joked.
“Come on, old man,” safeties coach Gabe Franklin said.
Bicknell isn’t too old. He’s 62, the same age as Rich Rodriguez. He’s definitely been around when it comes to coaching, though. Bicknell’s coached at eight different universities and for four different NFL teams, including on the 2009 New York Giants team that won the Super Bowl. He also coached the offensive line that helped Jamaal Charles become one of the best running backs in the NFL for the Kansas City Chiefs.
Bicknell’s seen it all.
This is his first year at West Virginia, after coaching alongside Rodriguez at Ole