Waiting for the Fall: A Decade of Dreams, Drama and West Virginia University Football

When native son and head coach Rich Rodriguez led

the West Virginia Mountaineers to an unexpected

Sugar Bowl victory at the end of the 2005 season,

behind a youthful roster that included electrifying

freshmen Patrick White and Steve Slaton, West

Virginia fans figured the best was yet to come. Instead, the seasons that followed served up endless, stomach-churning

drama.