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Some of the presumed top candidates for the job have either taken positions elsewhere or ended up not being a good fit for WVU, which is the reason the search is still ongoing. Now entering its second week, a new "leader" has emerged, North Texas' Ross Hodge. If Hodge ends up being the guy, there will almost certainly be a mixed reaction from the fan base. While he does have an impressive start to his young head coaching career record-wise, there are a lot of reasons to be concerned. Let's start with the lack of experience. Hodge has seven total years of head coaching experience, only two of which came at the Division I level. He was a junior college head coach from 2006-11, spending three years at Paris JC where he went 83-17, and two years at Midland College where he logged a record of 63-7. Impressive? Certainly, but that was well over a decade ago, in the old era of college basketball, and at a much lower level. read more: https://www.si.com/college/westvirginia/basketball/identifying-the-major-red-flags-with-potential-wvu-candidate-ross-hodge

The West Virginia Mountaineers are on the search for their fourth head basketball coach in as many seasons. Now, according to a report by Jon Rothstein, North Texas Mean Green head coach Ross Hodge has emerged as a serious candidate for the job. At this point, nothing is final in the coaching search. However, West Virginia athletic director Wren Baker does have a familiarity with Ross Hodge. The pair worked together at North Texas, where Baker worked before getting to Morgantown. This season, in particular, has been a good one for North Texas. The Mean Green are currently in the NIT semifinals, having already won three games in that tournament. This season, Hodge has led North Texas to a 27-8 record and a 14-4 record in AAC play, which was second place in the regular season standings. That includes a win over Big 12 school Oklahoma State. read more: https://www.on3.com/college/west-virginia-mountaineers/news/report-ross-hodge-emerges-as-serious-candidate-for-west-virginia-job/

He lost me at North Texas University...

Sports|College Texas college forced to reschedule basketball game due to ‘staff luncheon’ Quite the pricey meal. By Michael Shapiro, Sports ReporterMarch 25, 2025 North Texas University narrowly missed the 2025 men's NCAA tournament, but the Mean Green still enjoyed playing in front of its home fans in Denton in a pair of NIT wins over the last week. A strange double booking cost UNT a chance from hosting a third NIT game at its home arena. UNT was slated to host Oklahoma State on Wednesday with a spot in the tournament semifinals—and a trip to Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis—on the line. Fans in Denton won't be able to watch the contest live. Per Brett Vito of the Denton Record-Chronicle, UNT's home venue is "booked for a staff appreciation lunch on Wednesday that will require the court to be removed from the venue." Vito added the game can not be rescheduled and still held in Denton due to a "dance/drill team competition" beginning Friday. Scheduling conflicts at UNT's home arena aren't exactly uncommon. The school reportedly had to reschedule several events last week to accommodate the first and second rounds of the NIT games, though the same changes weren't made for the quarterfinals due to a "long-standing contract with the American Dance/Drill Team Nationals." Read more:https://www.chron.com/sports/college/article/north-texas-game-relocated-schedule-conflict-20240225.php

According to last year's financial reports, salaries, benefits and bonuses paid by the University for: Football head coach - $1,390,779 Basketball head coach - $847,747