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Rodriguez demands toughness at WVU — no room for softness

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When Rich Rodriguez was a kid, he went out to his yard to the garden in Grant Town, West Virginia. He went out to pick weeds.. “I hated pulling weeds,” Rodriguez said. “I’d rather do anything else than pull weeds… It’s miserable. Absolutely miserable.” Rodriguez tried to play ...

Day clear on what he needs from QBs vying to start

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COLUMBUS (AP) — Ohio State coach Ryan Day hasn’t named a starter at quarterback yet but he did go into some detail Thursday about what he will be looking for as Lincoln Kienholz and Julian Sayin compete to replace Will Howard, who led the Buckeyes to their sixth national title and first in ...

Defensive coordinator Zac Alley looks to toughen up WVU defense

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Rich Rodriguez is out on the West Virginia practice field yelling, screaming, running around and all over the place. On the other side of the field with the defense, Zac Alley is yelling, screaming, running around and all over the place, too. The two are similar. Alley left his co-defensive ...

New WVU men’s basketball coach Ross Hodge has been busy

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Save for a few framed jerseys leaning up against a wall — one of them a Jerry West from his WVU college days — Ross Hodge goes to work every day sitting in a rather bare office. The WVU men’s basketball coach swears he has a bunch of stuff in the back of his SUV that will one day adorn ...

Pickett back on the field for Browns

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BEREA (AP) — Quarterback Kenny Pickett returned to the field for the Cleveland Browns on Friday after missing three practices because of a hamstring injury. Pickett did only individual work and did not participate in any team drills. It was still a step forward for the four-year veteran, ...