Big 12 · Rich Rodriguez, year 2 (6-8) · Milan Puskar Stadium · 60,000 · 50,603 avg in 2026
LastW 52–7 vs UT Martin · Sat Sep 12 · Michael Hawkins Jr. 155 pass yds, 2 TD, 96 rush yds
Nextvs Virginia · Sat Sep 19 · 7:30 pm ET · Bank of America Stadium · Virginia by 10 · series 9-12-1, lost the last 3 · Game preview
Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2
Rich Rodriguez's year 2 (2026): 2-0, behind Chad Scott's 4-8 in the same spot.
West Virginia fans are angry.
I'm drunk, than again I was drunk 2 hours ago
This defense is not inspiring confidence
2Rich Rodriguez's first class at West Virginia is the program's highest-ranked haul since 2022 — but with 16% QB production returning, it's the most extreme rebuild in a state where.
What moved it — last 14 days
Position = mood · width = volume · color = the kind of feeling
The crowd’s loudest take by upvotes — read for mood, not as a side. The cohort read is the measured part.
Cohort sentiment is a source-weighted model read — never a quote pinned to a person.
Topics are model-labeled from Reddit — a rough signal of what this fanbase is circling right now.
~ our readWest Virginia fans are down on the program, but it's more feel than fact right now.
✓ counted We read 264 posts from West Virginia fans this week.
Press Pulse
6 quotes collected this season
What the beat said, in their own words.
The penalties, we gave up long drives, lost contain, the offense wasn’t moving the ball, so we’ve got a lot to work on. I’m proud of the guys, and the way they came out, but the second half was embarrassing. We’ll get that fixed.
The first half, we played and executed like we’re capable of. We’ll learn from this and get better.
I’ve seen Jaden practice and I know what it’s looked like. It didn’t really look like that today. I’m sure North Carolina had something to do with that…we just didn’t give ourselves a chance
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What people are saying right now
Fanbase health · West Virginia
Audible (56 weighted voices in the latest week) and middling on the field (4-8 last season, 2-0 so far).
2 of 3 signals · on-field reading uses last season until 4 games are in · 0–100, bands at 26 / 51 / 76
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Fan mood across the 2025 season, both sides — our read
Shaded weeks show whose fanbase read warmer, our measure of what fans actually said, not a poll.
Fan claims · every quote verified verbatim
Can we please not play Cook in the 2nd half?? Save him for the games that matter
Based on 2 comments from 2 posters across 2 threads · Sep 5, 2026 · via CFB
The defense looks like ballsack. I’ve watched a lot of bad WVU defenses but this one might be the most inept.
Based on 1 comment from 1 poster across 1 thread · Sep 12, 2026 · via CFB
I love Cam Cook, but you cannot run it every play when they're always stacking the box.
Based on 1 comment from 1 poster across 1 thread · Sep 5, 2026 · via CFB
Damn, seeing a competent WV offense moving fast downfield successfully multiple times for the first time in 8 years hits like heroin
Based on 1 comment from 1 poster across 1 thread · Aug 30, 2025 · via CFB
The names this fanbase says more than anyone else does — players, coaches, the places they keep coming back to. Not slang: these are the people carrying the conversation.
“Scrimmage 2: Check-in with Tony Caridi and Rich Rodriguez”
Statement from WVU Football Coach Rich Rodriguez on Noel Devine : Upon receiving information of the arrest, I have immediately and
Rich Rodriguez press conference summary: UT Martin West Virginia head coach Rich Rodriguez addressed
Rich Rodriguez and players Michael Hawkins Jr., DJ Epps and Ashton Woods discuss the win over UT
You're overthinking it with Rich Rodriguez
There was a lot of buzz before we hired Rich Rodriguez again that WVU was interested in Schumann, but I don't know how true it is. At the
Rich Rodriguez press conference summary: 9-8 West Virginia head coach Rich Rodriguez met with the
Rich Rodriguez, Zac Alley and players discuss lessons from the opener and the matchup with UT Martin.
Have you met Rich Rodriguez 2.0?
I really wish they wouldn’t allow the Jesus freaks into college Gameday
4 turnovers from the offense doesn't help
The secondary has sucked for a decade now.
Fanbase health · West Virginia