MORGANTOWN - West Virginia nickels and sams coach Henry Weinreich went to Rhodes College in Memphis to play Division III football.

At the DIII level, there are no scholarships, so the goal realistically isn’t to play football,but to pursue a career in a certain field. Weinreich’s mom, who moved from Thailand at 28. wanted to be a doctor, and he did, eventually pursuing a degree in chemistry.

Weinreich fell in love with football, though, and wanted to keep competing, so he decided to go into coaching.

“My mom was so mad, though,” Weinreich said. “I was a substitute teacher, right? I just had this chemistry degree. She was like, ‘What are you doing with your life?’ I was like, ‘Mom I got to chase the dream,’ because right now you don't have any kids or anything, right? That's the best tim

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