Rich Rodriguez is back for his second tenure at West Virginia and has thoughts on player entitlement, and the value of a demanding coach.

Mountaineers coach Rich Rodriguez told reporters on Monday he banned his team from filming and posting themselves dancing on TikTok.

West Virginia coach Rich Rodriguez has a reputation for being old school, and he has a plan to deal with his first opponent in Morgantown: TikTok. During his Monday press conference, Rodriguez outlined his social media guidelines for players while with the program.

Second stint West Virginia head coach Rich Rodriguez has revealed that he has banned his football players from TikTok dancing, saying that is not the image of the program he wants as the teams heads into the season.

In a very 2025 unforced error, West Virginia football coach Rich Rodriguez has apparently banned his players from dancing on TikTok. Rodriguez told the Associated Press that he will allow his players to use the popular social media app but will not allow them

He said he has talked to his players about the tendency in society to emphasize the individual rather than the team.

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As college football stars go viral for their dance moves, one coach is drawing a hard line—and some fans are pushing back.

West Virginia head football coach Rich Rodriguez was asked about marijuana use by student-athletes. Why was this brought up? Well, last June, the NCAA removed cannabis from its banned substance list,