WVU Mountaineers Make Believers; Stewart Gets Coaching Job
Posted on January 3rd, 2008
If you've been bad mouthing the West Virginia Mountaineers, it's time to shut your mouth and eat your socks.
Under the leadership of interim head coach Bill Stewart, WVU upset the fourth-ranked Oklahoma Sooners last night on national television in the Fiesta Bowl. The Mountaineers rushed for 349 years against the Sooner defense, with WVU quarterback Pat White gaining 150 of those ground yards and then throwing the ball for another 176 yards.
It was a game the Sooners never led. The Sooners cut the led to five early in the third quarter, but WVU responded quickly and put the Sooners' hopes to rest.
In the wake of the unexpected victory in Glendale, WVU President Mike Garrison said that he'd be willing to talk to interim coach Bill Stewart about the head coach position for the Mountaineers. Within hours the job belonged to Stewart.
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