West Virginia great Noel Devine is returning to Morgantown to join Rich Rodriguez’s staff as an offensive analyst, where the former star running back will reunite with the head coach who first recruited him to play for the Mountaineers. Devine, 36, announced the news Friday morning.

Devine, a former five-star recruit and one of the most exciting players of his generation, scored 31 touchdowns and amassed over 5,000 yards of total offense in his four-year career at West Virginia. Last summer his son Andre Devine signed with Rodriguez when he was the head coach at Jacksonville State.

Proud moment yesterday seeing my son Andre sign to JSU! Thank you Coach Rod and your coaching staff for welcoming my son with open arms. This means a lot to me and my family my son found a home. The Devine legacy continues with the same culture and traditions Rich Rod taught me pic.twitter.com/1JSVIKjV70

— Noel Devine (@noel_devine7) February 9, 2024

Devine was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles in 2011 after going undrafted but was only with the team briefly in the summer before spending time in the CFL. He has been working in Florida running his own speed training company and helping mentor local kids in the area where he grew up.

Devine was one of the first high school football recruits to go viral. His dazzling highlights took off on the internet starting in 2004 after Tampa-based Sunshine Preps, an independent recruiting service, posted footage of the 5-foot-7, 170-pound freshman’s varsity debut for North Fort Myers High the previous fall.

(Photo: Andy Lyons / Getty Images)

Bedford (Oh.) 2027 running back Rayshawn Duncan almost didn’t find out that West Virginia was extending him a scholarship offer.

Duncan, 5-foot-8, 195-pounds, was working out when his phone rang and while he initially didn’t pick it up, eventually elected to.