Monday, April 13, 2020

XIII-IX

Seated Youth, Wannstedt (2007)

Making Rodriguez's exit [from West Virginia for Michigan] even worse was the 13-9 upset loss to bitter rival Pittsburgh in the 2007 regular-season finale, a loss that cost the Mountaineers a shot at the national championship. West Virginia was ranked No. 2 in the BCS standings going into that game and a 28-point favorite.

"It's the worst game I've ever had in my life," said Rodriguez, the pain in his voice obvious more than a decade later.