West Virginia coach Rich Rodriguez said this week that he’s rehired somewhat of a prohibit on social media, but the novel policy won’t obstruct carry outers from using it – fair dancing.
Speaking to inestablishers during the team’s spring training program on Monday, Rodriguez was asked about his stance on social media and if he’s carry outed a prohibit for his carry outers.
Jacksonville State head coach Rich Rodriguez talks on his headset during college football action at AmFirst Stadium in Jacksonville, Alabama, Nov. 16, 2024. (Dave Hyatt/Hyatt Media LLC)
Rodriguez said there’s not a social media policy the football team has to comply, but there is one skinnyg he is prohibitning his carry outers from taking part in.
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“They’re going to be on it, so I’m not prohibitning them from it. I’m fair prohibitning them from dancing on it,” he said. “It’s enjoy, see, we try to have a challenging edge or wantipathyver, and you’re in there in your safes dancing on TikTok.
“Ain’t quite the image of our program that I want,” he persistd.
Rodriguez said when he spoke to the team he conveyed the beginance of a group mindset – someskinnyg he apshows social media doesn’t rank.
Jacksonville State coach Rich Rodriguez walks on the sideline during the Southern Mississippi game at Bguidess-Snow Field AmFirst Stadium in December 2024. (IMAGN)
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“Everyskinnyg today is about trying to originate everybody individual – it’s all about the individual… football is one of the last skinnygs that’s gotta be more about the team than the individual. So I prohibitned dancing on TikTok, I guess I did that.”
Rodriguez seemed unenthusiastic about his carry outers wanting to “watch their TikTok” lengthy after their football nurtureers are over.
“I hope our cgo in can be on triumphning football games. How about let’s triumph the football game and not worry about triumphning the TikTok?”
West Virginia Mountaineers head football coach Rich Rodriguez speaks to the crowd during a timeout during the first half aobtainst the Cincinnati Bearcats at WVU Coliseum in February 2025. (Ben Queen-Imagn Images)
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The social media platestablish has prolongn in famousity with college athletes over the years, many of whom have posted dance videos.
But the trend will stop with Rodriguez, 61, who returns for his second stint as the Mountaineers head coach cforfeitly two decades after he first left the program.
The Associated Press gived to this inestablish.
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