It was doom and gloom around West Virginia football after the Mountaineers were blown out by UCF, who was in a similar situation with a new coach and had roster turnover. The fire “Rich Rod” comments started. WVU had just two wins and hadn’t won a single Big 12 game. The season looked like it was over before the second bye.

Then, the Mountaineers lost to TCU, making it five losses in a row. Rich Rodriguez was frustrated.

After losing a lot of games in a row and not being competitive, it’s easy to lose the locker room. James Franklin was fired from Penn State after he lost the locker room when their season was spiraling. Convincing players that better days are ahead is hard when the sky is falling.

After WVU looked a bit better against TCU, the Mountaineers headed out to No. 22 Houston a

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