Rodriguez Vehemently Denies Alabama Connection
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West Virginia University head football coach Rich Rodriguez emphatically denied that he was on the verge of accepting the head coaching job at the University of Alabama
“I plan on being at West Virginia the rest of my career,” said Rodriguez, who called into Friday night’s “MetroNews Statewide Sport.” Earlier on Friday, WVMetroNews.com had posted a story that said several sources close to the West Virginia athletic department had indicated that Rodriguez had said he was ready to accept the Alabama job, if offered.
But Rodriguez vigorously denied the story was true.
“I don’t know what was said – I was over here with my team at Lakeview for dinner like we always do the night before a game – and my wife, Rita, calls me in tears saying, ‘You’re not going to believe what is being said (on the Sportsline).’ I asked her what was said, and she said, ‘They are reporting that you’ve already accepted the job at Alabama, you’ve already told your coaches, that you are telling your team tonight.’ I said, ‘What are you talking about.’ She said, ‘Yeah, they are citing athletic department sources.’ I have no idea what anybody is talking about. I have not talked to anybody, they haven’t offered me anything, I didn’t even say I was interested. When all of these rumors come up, all I said was I don’t address rumors. It’s as simple as that.”
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