Football: Statement From Ed Pastilong
December 19, 2007 05:58 PM | General
December 19, 2007
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - Statement from Director of Athletics Ed Pastilong concerning the Mountaineer football program:
"I'm pleased that Bill Stewart has stepped forward to serve as interim head coach of the WVU football team. The players, under his direction and the direction of the rest of the football staff, have been having some great practices and will show up for the Fiesta Bowl well prepared.
"I have a lot of confidence in the character of our team members and that confidence has been well deserved this week. We expect a great game, and I hope every WVU football fan who can make it shows up to cheer for them in person.
"The search process for a new coach is well underway. WVU is taking a deliberate and appropriate approach to this process. We are going to follow proper protocol that is expected of us in this process and make contact with appropriate officials at other schools if we wish to talk with coaches on their staffs.
"It is a wide-open search with interest and interaction involving candidates, with and without WVU ties."
