MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia football coach Bill Stewart has resigned and a university spokesman says coach-in-waiting Dana Holgorsen will take over.
Athletics spokesman Mike Fragale says athletic director Oliver Luck will discuss Stewart’s resignation Friday night and introduce Holgorsen, who was hired as offensive coordinator and eventual successor in December.
West Virginia had prepared for possible friction between Holgorsen and Stewart. Holgorsen’s contract included a clause that gave him a raise if he became head coach before or during this season.
Luck had said he hired Holgorsen because he believed the Mountaineers couldn’t win a national championship under Stewart’s leadership. Stewart went 28-12 in three seasons but failed to earn a Bowl Championship Series berth.
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