Rich Rodriguez

Rich Rodriguez is a former 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 and served as the coach for three years, leading the team to a 15-22 record.http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=5988308

On January 4, 2011, several media outlets reported that the decision was made to fire Rodriguez. No immediate announcement was made as to a replacement. He went 0-6 in combined contests against the Ohio State Buckeyes and Michigan State Spartans and 2-11 against ranked teams.http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=5988308 Additionally, Rodriguez coached the Wolverines to a 52-14 loss in the Gator Bowl in early 2011, the largest margin of defeat for the team in school history.http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=310010130

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 coached 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 Virginia, he went 60-26 with a 0.698 winning percentage in six years. He was offered the job in Michigan following the 2007 season.http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071217/SPORTS06/312170013 http://clemsontigers.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/rodriguez_rich00.html

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 $4 million settlement on July 9, 2008. He agreed to pay $1.5 million over three years beginning in 2010. The Michigan Wolverines athletic department would pay the other $2.5 million and his legal fees.http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3479493

In August 2009, Rodriguez became victim of a federal lawsuit regarding 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