Reports: West Virginia finalizes deal for Rich Rodriguez

Rich Rodriguez appears to be returning to West Virginia.

According to ESPN and other reports, the school is working on a deal to hire Rodriguez. The Jacksonville State coach succeeds Neal Brown after Brown was fired at the end of the season.

Rodriguez coached West Virginia from 2001 through 2007. The Mountaineers were 60-26 during his time at the school and won 32 games during his final three seasons in Morgantown.