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Rapoport, Ian (December 7, 2006). "Rodriguez agrees to become Alabama's next football coach". The Birmingham News. Archived from the original on December 10, 2006. Retrieved December 9, 2006. The article stated, "University of Alabama officials and West Virginia’s Rich Rodriguez have reached an agreement in principle for Rodriguez to become the Crimson Tide’s next head football coach, two sources close to the search told The Birmingham News tonight."