Bill Stewart will resign as head coach of West Virginia.

After reports broke of Stewart paying a reporter to dig up dirt on head coach in waiting Dana Holgorsen, it was only a matter of time before his resignation occurred. I'm not sure I blame Stewart for this because he was forced into a lame duck season after the West Virginia administration hired a new head coach for the 2012 season to be coach in waiting in the meantime.  It doesn't necessarily excuse Stewart's actions, but clearly he was not in a good situation to begin with. In hindsight, the proper thing for Stewart to do was resign as soon as Holgorsen was named coach in waiting by the administration. I feel certain Stewart could have got another head coaching job fairly quick, although it may not have been quite on the same level as a West Virginia head coaching job.  This could pose some added intrigue to the LSU v WVU game this season.  New coaches sometimes have a way of inspiring exceptional play from their players. That game may end up being closer contested than I'd like. I still think LSU has more overall talent and depth than WVU. So as long as LSU can not make mistakes they should beat WVU. But then again, it is in Morgantown and they just officially got a new head coach so we can only wait and see.