West Virginia Football Coach Bans TikTok Dances

‘Football is one of the last things that has got to be more about the team than the individual,’ coach Rich Rodriguez said.

Head coach Rich Rodriguez of the Jacksonville State Gamecocks celebrates a win over the Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin Cajuns after the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, La., on Dec. 16, 2023. Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images

West Virginia head coach Rich Rodriguez doesn’t want his players dancing on TikTok.

At a press conference during spring practice Monday, “Rich Rod” responded to a reporter’s question about TikTok by saying he banned his players from posting dance videos on the platform. Rodriguez said that while he cannot ban them from using it, he wants to uphold the tough edge of the program, which dances do not do.