{"id":55899,"date":"2025-07-11T04:19:11","date_gmt":"2025-07-11T04:19:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/55899\/"},"modified":"2025-07-11T04:19:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-11T04:19:11","slug":"rich-rod-has-no-concerns-about-qb-room-news-sports-jobs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/55899\/","title":{"rendered":"Rich Rod has no concerns about QB room | News, Sports, Jobs"},"content":{"rendered":"
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West Virginia head coach Rich Rodriguez waves before speaking during the Big 12 NCAA college football media day in Frisco, Texas, Wednesday, July 9, 2025. (AP Photo\/LM Otero)<\/p>\n

FRISCO, Texas \u2014 The talk of Big 12 Media Days was the quarterback-dominated conference, and West Virginia football wasn\u2019t in those conversations because Rich Rodriguez still hasn\u2019t named the starter. Throughout the spring, Rodriguez kept his cards close to his chest, while fans were left to speculate based on who came out first in the Gold-Blue Game or who wore what jersey.<\/p>\n

Nobody could make an official conclusion until Rodriguez tipped his hand.<\/p>\n

Not having a starting quarterback in a quarterback league with Heisman Trophy contenders should make a head coach nervous, because in a couple of months, your inexperienced starter will face off against some of the best in college football with multiple games of experience. <\/p>\n

Rodriguez has a lot of options for a starter, making it harder. West Virginia\u2019s quarterback room houses redshirt junior Nicco Marchiol, Texas A&M graduate senior transfer Jaylen Henderson, Charlotte redshirt junior transfer Max Brown, redshirt junior Scott Kean, and three freshmen, who are just coming in this fall or redshirted last year.<\/p>\n

Despite the long list of options and the August 30 game with Robert Morris 50 days away, Rodrigeuz isn\u2019t nervous, even though he said it\u2019s the position a coach should worry about the most.<\/p>\n

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West Virginia head coach Rich Rodriguez listens to a question during the Big 12 NCAA college football media day in Frisco, Texas, Wednesday, July 9, 2025. (AP Photo\/LM Otero)<\/p>\n

\u201cI think that\u2019s probably the room I\u2019m the least worried about, from an athletic and a talent standpoint,\u201d Rodriguez said. \u201cI\u2019ve got three guys who have played some games in college football. I\u2019ve got a couple really good young players. We have the talent there. Now, they gotta learn our system. They gotta obviously get better individually at what they can do, but we gotta put the pieces around them as well.\u201d <\/p>\n

Through speculation, the quarterbacks can be narrowed down a little to a group of three, the ones who have experience. Marchiol, Henderson, and Brown are the best options to land the role because of their previous college experience. Marchiol started some games for WVU last year, Henderson threw 78 passes for the Aggies last year, and Brown played five games for the 49ers.<\/p>\n

The three have been training this summer to improve their chances of the starting spot. Marchiol posted on social media, showing his offseason workouts, while Henderson also did around the same time. The two weren\u2019t working out together, but have been behind the scenes with the rest of the group.<\/p>\n

Center Landen Livingston said the quarterbacks have done a \u201cgreat job\u201d this summer and spring setting up workouts together.<\/p>\n

For a center, having multiple signal callers might seem daunting with different needs, but Livingston hasn\u2019t been hindered.<\/p>\n

\u201cBeing part of the O-line, being the center, my job is to protect whoever\u2019s back there, and that\u2019ll be my job,\u201d Livingston said. \u201cWe\u2019re just focused on getting the job done. When push comes to shove, you gotta make a play.\u201d<\/p>\n

Receiver Jaden Bray said the same about working with different quarterbacks without knowing the starter. In unsupervised practice, Bray said all the quarterbacks get together with the receivers and just rotate, forgetting about who\u2019s with the ones, twos or threes.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s no like, even set ones, twos or threes,\u201d Bray said. \u201cI just line up, run the route, catch a ball. It\u2019s been easy. It\u2019s been fun.\u201d<\/p>\n

WVU isn\u2019t the only one in the Big 12 without a starting quarterback. Colorado\u2019s Deion Sanders brought two quarterbacks to Big 12 Media Day because he didn\u2019t know who to start. Oklahoma State also doesn\u2019t have a quarterback. <\/p>\n

Rodriguez hasn\u2019t made a decision and might not until gameday. Even after naming a starter, don\u2019t count out WVU rotating quarterbacks during the game, based on how Rodriguez sounds.<\/p>\n

In just a couple of weeks, fall camp starts up, and the quarterback competition will ensue again, with Rodriguez not worried about it.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s gonna be a fun quarterback competition,\u201d Rodriguez said. \u201cI\u2019m hoping I have three I can win with. I think we do. Now, if we have two that we can win with, I\u2019ll play both of them. If I have three, I\u2019ll play all three of them, but I have a good quarterback room, I think.\u201d<\/p>\n

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VIENNA \u2014 Tickets are now on sale for the Mid-Ohio Valley Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2025 induction …<\/p>\n

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