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Rich Rodriguez is the current head football coach for the Michigan Wolverines of the NCAA's Big Ten Conference. He got the job after Lloyd Carr resigned from the position after the 2007 season.
In August 2009 Rich Rodriguez became victim of a federal law suit which is investigating an outstanding loan into a condominium deal with an alleged ponzi scheme in which he invested.http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/2009-09-01-rodriguez-lawsuit_N.htm
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Fast Facts
- Born: May 24, 1963
- Birthplace: Grant Town, West Virginia
- Overall record: 104-62-2
- Officially announced as new University of Michigan coach on December 17, 2007
- Enjoyed a highly successful seven-year run as coach of his alma mater, West Virginia
- At West Virginia: 60-26 with a 0.698 winning percentage
- Four conference championships
- Four Big East Titles
- 2003 and 2005 Big East Coach of the Year
- Played as a defensive back with the Mountaineers from 1981-1984
- Started coach at 23
- Was a head coach at 24
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Brief Biography
Rich Rodriguez began his coaching career with Salem University in West Virginia. In 1988, at age 24, he became the youngest head coach in the country. He then moved on as the West Virginia Mountaineers volunteer assistant. After a one-year stint, Rodriguez moved on to coach at Glenville State College where he remained head coach for six years. After a successful run as the quarterbacks coach and offensive coordinator at Tulane University and in Clemson University, he was offered a head coaching job at West Virginia University. At West Virgina he went 60-26 with a 0.698 winning percentage in six years. He was offered the job in Michigan following the 2007 season.Freep.com: Rich Rodriguez Bio(December 17, 2007) Clemson Tigers: Rick Rodriguez Profile -
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Lawsuit and Settlement
The West Virginia University filed a lawsuit after Rodriguez broke his contract by taking the job offer as head coach for Michigan Wolverines in December 2007. Rodriguez ended the lawsuit with four million dollar settlement on July 9, 2008. He will pay $1.5 million over three years beginning in 2010. The Michigan Wolverines athletic department will pay the other $2.5 million and his legal fees.ESPN: Michigan to pay $2.5M, Rodriguez $1.5M to satisfy WVU buyout(July 9, 2008)
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- ESPN.com: Rodriguez leaving West Virginia to coach Michigan (December 16, 2007)
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Why Danny Hope and Rich Rodriguez Won't Be Exchanging Christmas Cards http://bit.ly/3qcgvn - Bleacher Report
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I Bet Rich Rodriguez Could Sure Use A Couple Of Boilermakers Right About Now [College Football] http://blodic.us/125765027791
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Why Danny Hope & Rich Rodriguez Won't Be Exchanging Christmas Cards - Bleacher Report http://twa.lk/Q2dZo
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Reading: "Michigan Fans Need to Give Rich Rodriguez a Break | MoonDog Sports" ( http://bit.ly/1OOOFT )
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Who wants to be millionaire coach?: Michigan's Rich Rodriguez and Michigan State's Mark Dantonio are am.. http://tinyurl.com/ycpz3h8
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Bill Martin supports Rich Rodriguez
Ann Arbor -- The man who hired Rich Rodriguez as Michigan's football coach said Rodriguez's job is secure. Rodriguez, in his second season with the ...The Detroit News (November 09, 2009) -
Jamie Samuelsen's blog Rich Rodriguez has yet to prove he's a good coach at UM
I wrote last week that I thought Rich Rodriguez deserved time to put his plan into place. I still believe that. But if Michigan loses badly to Wisconsin and ...Detroit Free Press (November 09, 2009) -
The awkward Rich Rodriguez-Danny Hope meeting was epic
But my favorite Rich Rod moment this season came when Jonas Mouton was suspended, unjustly in Rodriguez's mind. Coach Rod sent a warning to the rest of the ...MLive.com (November 09, 2009) -
Who wants to be millionaire coach?
Michigan's Rich Rodriguez and Michigan State's Mark Dantonio are among the five highest-paid football coaches in the Big Ten, according to a USA Today study ...Detroit Free Press (November 10, 2009)
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