COVERING THE SPREAD | A Mountaineer Saga(NaN)
Following the transition of Head Coach Don Nehlen to Rich Rodergiez in 2000, up to the harrowing moments of the 2007 football season. This is a story of how a mountaineer football team transformed the program into a phenomenon in college sports, and the controversies and hardship that transpired to make this moment in the University's legacy.
Movie: COVERING THE SPREAD | A Mountaineer Saga
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Following the transition of Head Coach Don Nehlen to Rich Rodergiez in 2000, up to the harrowing moments of the 2007 football season. This is a story of how a mountaineer football team transformed the program into a phenomenon in college sports, and the controversies and hardship that transpired to make this moment in the University's legacy.
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