West Virginia Football Coach Named State's College Coach of the Year

Rich Rodriguez, who guided West Virginia University to an 11-1 record and No. 5 national football ranking last season, was named as the state's College Coach of the Year for 2005-06.

He will be honored by the West Virginia Sports Writers Association at its 60th Annual Victory Awards Dinner on May 7. It is the third time Rodriguez has won the Furfari Award, for which state college coaches of all sports are eligible. He was the recipient in 2002-03 at WVU and in 1993-94 at Glenville State College.

Last season WVU not only won a third consecutive Big East football championship but also upset Southeastern Conference champion Georgia in the Nokia Sugar Bowl, 38-35.