He picked the program, and the entire Mountain State, up to new heights following one of the darkest times in school history. He inherited a team full of potential that, unfortunately, never really lived up to its billing.
Stewart’s run as a head coach at West Virginia seemed to be over shortly after it started. However, he is responsible for lifting the Mountaineers’ spirits better than any man ever could.
How his situation was handled was, really, out of his control.
Stewart, a New Martinsville native, took over the West Virginia football team at the end of the 2007 season.