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WVU HC Rich Rodriguez Reveals Date of West Virginia’s Annual Spring Game

Ahead of an official announcement from WVU, it appears Rich Rodriguez let some news fans have been waiting patiently for slip. During an appearance on the “3 Guys Before the Game” show, Rodriguez revealed the date of West Virginia’s spring game.
According to Rodriguez, the annual Gold-Blue Game will take place on April 5, which would be a bit earlier than it has been in recent years.
“We start spring ball at the end of February. Weโre starting it early, be done by the first of April. Weโre going to go April 5th for the spring game. We moved it up. I like to have a day off in between each one so you have meetings and lift in between your practices. So weโll go like Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday. Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday all the way up until thereโs a week of spring break in there. Weโre going to find out what we got, teach, evaluate, and the one reason Iโm finishing early is itโll give us another week before the portal opens,” said Rodriguez about his spring plans.
Rodriguez, a West Virginia native, currently holds a 190-128-2 overall coaching record. He experienced most of his success while leading the Mountaineers from 2001-2007. At WVU, Rodriguez won four Big East titles and was named conference Coach of the Year twice. He added a third Coach of the Year honor in the Pac-12 in 2014 with Arizona.
No matter how many games he won and trophies he lifted, Rodriguezโs first WVU tenure was tainted by the way he left โ bolting for Michigan following the infamous 13-9 loss to Pitt, a defeat that cost the Mountaineers a trip the BCS National Championship Game.
After his departure from WVU, Rodriguez spent three lackluster years at Michigan and six seasons with Arizona, highlighted by winning 10 games and a trip to the Fiesta Bowl in 2014. Most recently, he led Jacksonville State through a successful transition from FCS to FBS and won the 2024 Conference USA title before leaving to return to West Virginia.
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