Overview
- Devine was booked Sunday at about 12:45 p.m. into the North Central Regional Jail on a felony strangulation charge and was ordered held in lieu of $40,000 bail.
- A not-guilty plea was entered for Devine and a preliminary hearing is scheduled for Sept. 23 in Monongalia County Magistrate Court.
- West Virginia head coach Rich Rodriguez placed Devine on indefinite leave the same day and said the program will decide his future after more information is available.
- Devine is a prominent WVU alum who was hired in 2025 as an offensive analyst and assistant running backs coach, so the charge creates a midseason personnel and reputational challenge for the Mountaineers.
- Public reporting so far is based on jail and court records and local beat reporting, with few public details about the alleged incident, and the case could distract the team and affect staffing, recruiting, and game preparation.