West Virginia coach Rich Rodriguez talks to quarterback Nicco Marchiol during the first half an NCAA college football game against Robert Morris, Saturday, Aug. 30, 2025, in Morgantown, W.Va. (Ron Rittenhouse/The Dominion-Post via AP)

There was a lot of anticipation for West Virginia’s 2025 season. Rich Rodriguez was back, after 18 years, and looked to pick up where he left off, bringing WVU back into the ranks. It wasn’t as clean as Rodriguez had hoped.

The Mountaineers still bested Robert Morris 45-3 Saturday afternoon, but it wasn’t up to the caliber of a win over an FCS opponent that it should’ve been.

Rodriguez talked a lot in the offseason about his non-negotiables, and the biggest was negative plays. A negative play is anytime the ball goes backwards, rather than forward. WVU had

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