To Rita Rodriguez From a grateful Bama Nation
Sources say Rodriguez meeting with Alabama officials
NEW YORK — West Virginia coach Rich Rodriguez, who called labeled reports that he had agreed to leave for Alabama last weekend as “rumors,” is meeting with Alabama officials here, according to several published and broadcast reports.
Rodriguez, whose team faces Georgia Tech in the Toyota Gator Bowl on Jan. 1, has said he hasn’t been contacted by Alabama officials.
Sources told ESPN.com’s Joe Schad that Alabama officials were meeting with Rodriguez. The Birmingham News reported Tuesday that Alabama officials would meet Rodriguez at the Waldorf Astoria hotel. The paper reported its sources said a job offer is unlikely on Tuesday.
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported Alabama is expect to offer Rodriguez the job in the next 48 hours. Alabama officials denied this, calling it premature, according to the Birmingham News.
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