Rodriguez names Larry Knight as Edges/Pass Rush Specialist
West Virginia head coach Rich Rodriguez has officially named Larry Knight as the edges/pass rush specialist on his coaching staff.
Knight comes to Morgantown from Arkansas State where he coached the defensive ends and was the defensive run game coordinator.
“Larry has done an outstanding job of building defensive lines and developing pass rushers who can bring pressure off the edge,” Rodriguez said. “His ability as a lead recruiter at several of his stops brings our program another experienced recruiter. I want to welcome him and his wife, Marquita, to the WVU Football Family.”
Knight will make $275,000 through Feb. 28, 2027 with $250,000 of that being base salary and $25,000 from supplemental compensation. That information was obtained through an open records request.
Prior to his time at Arkansas State, Knight was over top of the defensive ends at Temple for two seasons and was the defensive line coach and defensive recruiting coordinator at Georgia Tech from 2019-22. The stint at Temple was his second after he was outside linebackers coach and defensive recruiting coordinator and the year before that served as the director of player personnel.
Knight served as the outside linebackers coach from 2015-16 at Georgia State and also had graduate assistant stints at Tennessee and Cincinnati, while also serving as defensive quality control coach with the Volunteers.
A graduate of Central Michigan, Knight has been known for his development on the defensive line and at pass rushing positions while also handing a major role in recruiting.
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