With just over six months on the job, West Virginia University Athletic Director Oliver Luck made a bold move, and some of his critics say that he handled it poorly, mistreating Bill Stewart after years of faithful service. Bill Stewart is out, and Dana Holgorsen is in, but not until 2012.
In 2011, Holgorsen will act as WVU's offensive coordinator under Bill Stewart and assume head coaching responsibilities the following year when Bill Stewart takes a position in the school’s athletic department. So, what does that spell for next year? A closer look at this decision reveals an interesting possibility—the possibility that Luck handled this perfectly. Here’s why:
Anyone who doesn’t believe that Holgorsen is a hot commodity right now simply doesn’t know college football. There is no need to repeat the impressive statistics that have been reported ad nauseam since news of his hiring broke. Suffice it to say that Holgorsen takes teams with trouble scoring and turns them into teams that score at will—peri...
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