West Virginia football coach says he's banning his players from dancing on TikTok

West Virginia manager Rich Rodriguez said this week that he’s issued somewhat of a prohibition connected societal media, but the caller argumentation won’t forestall players from utilizing it – conscionable dancing. 

Speaking to reporters during the team’s outpouring grooming programme connected Monday, Rodriguez was asked astir his stance connected societal media and if he’s implemented a prohibition for his players. 

Jacksonville State caput manager Rich Rodriguez talks connected his headset during assemblage shot enactment astatine AmFirst Stadium successful Jacksonville, Alabama, Nov. 16, 2024. (Dave Hyatt/Hyatt Media LLC)

Rodriguez said there’s not a societal media policy the shot squad has to follow, but determination is 1 happening helium is banning his players from taking portion in. 

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"They're going to beryllium connected it, truthful I'm not banning them from it. I'm conscionable banning them from dancing connected it," helium said. "It's like, look, we effort to person a hard borderline oregon whatever, and you're successful determination successful your tights dancing connected TikTok.

"Ain't rather the representation of our programme that I want," helium continued. 

Rodriguez said erstwhile helium spoke to the squad helium expressed the value of a radical mindset – thing helium believes societal media doesn't prioritize. 

Jacksonville State manager Rich Rodriguez walks connected the sideline during the Southern Mississippi crippled astatine Burgess-Snow Field AmFirst Stadium successful December 2024. (IMAGN)

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"Everything contiguous is astir trying to marque everybody idiosyncratic – it’s each astir the individual… shot is 1 of the past things that’s gotta beryllium much astir the squad than the individual. So I banned dancing connected TikTok, I conjecture I did that." 

Rodriguez seemed indifferent astir his players wanting to "watch their TikTok" agelong aft their shot careers are over. 

"I anticipation our absorption tin beryllium connected winning shot games. How astir let's triumph the shot crippled and not interest astir winning the TikTok?"

West Virginia Mountaineers caput shot manager Rich Rodriguez speaks to the assemblage during a timeout during the archetypal fractional against the Cincinnati Bearcats astatine WVU Coliseum successful February 2025. (Ben Queen-Imagn Images)

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The societal media level has grown successful popularity with assemblage athletes implicit the years, galore of whom person posted creation videos. 

But the inclination volition halt with Rodriguez, 61, who returns for his 2nd stint arsenic the Mountaineers caput manager astir 2 decades aft helium archetypal near the program. 

The Associated Press contributed to this report. 

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