Marchiol and White shine, West Virginia beats Robert Morris 45-3 in Rich Rodriguez’s coaching return
August 30, 2025
West Virginia beat Robert Morris 45-3 in the return of Rich Rodriguez as West Virginia’s coach. Nicco Marchiol passed for one touchdown and threw for another, Jahiem White had two short TD runs for the Mountaineers. Heavy favorite West Virginia lost fumbles on three straight drives in the second quarter and led its Championship Subdivision opponent 10-3 at halftime. White had TD runs of 1 and 4 yards in the third quarter. Marchiol completed 17 of 20 passes for 224 yards. Rodriguez coached the Mountaineers from 2001 to 2007. He was hired last December to take over for the fired Neal Brown.