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Offseason concerns for WVU Football

Since the move Oliver Luck and his office pulled off to get WVU into the Big 12, WVU Football is getting more media coverage since the glory days of Pat White and Steve Slaton. Magazine covers, photo shoots, and college football shows have been finding their way to the mountain state of West Virginia. So what does this have to do with off-season concerns? For starters, players...
Via Eer Insider  |  4 hours ago

Spring Football Breakdown: West Virginia

Weston Wilson concludes his Spring Breakdown series by taking a look at the West Virginia Mountaineers.
Via texastech.scout.com  |  3 days ago

West Virginia coach Dana Holgorsen

West Virginia coach Dana Holgorsen talks about the 2012 signing class. Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012       (Video by MSNSportsnet.com)
Via Eer Insider  |  3 days ago

Friends and Family Gather to Mourn the Loss of Bill Stewart

Friends and Family Gather to Mourn the Loss of Bill StewartAfter almost a week of mourning, friends and family converged on Morgantown, West Virginia to say farewell and pay tribute to former football coach Bill Stewart. Stewart passed away on Monday after suffering an apparent heart attack while playing a round of golf.  These past few years had been up and down for Stewart. ...
Via BeyondUSports  |  5 days ago

Holgorsen Looks At His Time With Stewart

  There’s no easy way to talk about the untimely passing of former Mountaineer head football coach Bill Stewart. The man poured his heart and soul into his job, his players and his family. And while his eventual departure as head coach at West Virginia was clearly a less-than perfect situation, he did spend several months working with his successor Dana Holgorsen who...
Via Eer Insider  |  6 days ago

Bill Stewart, and why his legacy was more complicated than it appears

Like the rest of you, I was stunned- I mean, absolutely stunned- to hear the news of former West Virginia coach Bill Stewart’s passing yesterday afternoon. It was the kind of information you see come across the wire, look at, process, look at again and then double-check to see if somehow you’ve misread something. Bill Stewart? The football coach? Is dead? No, it can’t be true...
Via Aaron Torres Sports  |  8 days ago

WVU’s Kilicli Also Talented Guitar Player

West Virginia center Deniz Kilicli is known around the Big East for being a banging brute on the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Via Lost Lettermen  |  8 days ago

Former West Virginia head coach Bill Stewart dies at the age of 59

One of the saddest and most shocking news pieces to hit college football in many years came across the wire today, as West Virginia University announced today that former head coach Bill Stewart died of an apparent heart attack this afternoon during a golf outing. Stewart coached the Mountaineers coach from 2008-2010, accruing a record of 28-12 with three postseason wins, before...
Via Crystal Ball Run  |  9 days ago

Ex- WVU Mountaineers Coach Bill Stewart Dies at 59

Ex- WVU Mountaineers Coach Bill Stewart Dies at 59The Washington Post is reporting former West Virginia Mountaineers coach Bill Stewart has passed away at the age of 59 from a heart attack. image credit: post-gazette.com Stewart suffered the attack on the golf course at Stonewall Resort in Lewis County.  He was then taken to Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital via ambulance. After...
Via BeyondUSports  |  9 days ago

Bill Stewart, former West Virginia head coach passes away

Former West Virginia Mountaineers head coach Bill Stewart has passed away at the age of 59 this afternoon from a heart attack he suffered while at a golf tournament.Stewart is best known to those outside of West Virginia for the Fiesta Bowl blowout of Oklahoma in 2008.Stewart had a 28 and 12 overall record as head coach.He resigned after three seasons after he attempted to dig up...
Via College Football Section  |  9 days ago

WVU: Ex-football coach Bill Stewart dies

Former West Virginia football coach Bill Stewart died Monday of what athletic department officials said was an apparent heart attack. A statement issued by spokesman Michael Fragale said Stewart's family notified the university on Monday. Fragale said Stewart was golfing at the time. Stewart, 59, resigned last summer and was replaced by Dana Holgorsen the same night. Stewart...
Via AP on Fox  |  9 days ago

Ex-West Virginia coach Stewart dies

Former West Virginia football coach Bill Stewart died Monday from an apparent heart attack. He was 59-years-old. According to wvmetronews.com, Stewart was playing golf for the West Virginia Hospitality and Tourism Association's annual golf outing when he collapsed and was rushed to Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital. Stewart resigned as head coach of the Mountaineers last...
Via Fox Sports  |  9 days ago

Former West Virginia Football Coach Bill Stewart Dies at 59

Former West Virginia Mountaineers head football coach Bill Stewart collapsed on a golf course at the Stonewall Resort and was rushed to Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital in Weston, West Virginia where he has died. Initial reports are Stewart suffered an “apparent heart attack” which led to his passing. Bill Stewart was the head football coach at West Virginia until...
Via Rant Sports  |  9 days ago

Holgorsen Hopes To Make Impact In Texas

When Dana Holgorsen inherited the West Virginia football program, he did so with the thought of making a few changes. Some areas we were all aware of, some not so much - and some not at all. I prefer to categorize them as the obvious, somewhat obvious, and the not so obvious.   The obvious - we knew the offense would change. Holgorsen's background was a pass-happy, air...
Via Eer Insider  |  22 days ago

New league, new challenge for WVU

CANTON, Ohio - Bob Huggins insists moving from the Big East to the Big 12 won't change much for his West Virginia basketball team. There will be at least a few new faces next season as Kevin Jones is headed to the NBA, and two highly-regarded transfers will become eligible after sitting out last year to NCAA rules. But the biggest change might be in the frequent-flyer miles...
Via Fox Sports Ohio  |  23 days ago
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