MORGANTOWN -- Rich Rodriguez makes little effort to hide his passion and emotion during football games. Of late, that has meant plenty of visible frustration and irateness from West Virginia's veteran sideline boss. 

In their first three Big 12 Conference games, the Mountaineer defense has allowed an average of 556 yards, which is last in the conference.

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