For the second year in a row, the Oklahoma Sooners entered the Fiesta Bowl as the odds-on favorite. Last season, the Sooners lost an amazing game against Boise State. This season, it was West Virginia who shocked the Sooners with a 48-28 drubbing last night in Arizona.

Few thought the Mountaineers had a chance to win this game. One win away from playing for the national title, West Virginia lost its regular-season finale to lowly Pittsburgh at home. Shortly thereafter, its head coach, Rich Rodriguez, decided to become the head coach at the University of Michigan.

The Mountaineers named associate head coach Bill Stewart interim head coach for the Fiesta Bowl. Stewart prepared his team well, and he really seemed to enjoy himself and his team's success during the game, a refreshing change from the usually stern demeanor of college coaches.

For his efforts, Stewart was named the permanent head coach and received a five-year contract after the game. Every time Oklahoma pulled within two touchdowns of West Virginia, the Mountaineers responded with a touchdown, often needing only a couple of plays to march down the field against one of the nation's best defenses.

If you weren't a West Virginia fan before the game, chances are you were by the end of the game. The players knew that Coach Stewart's fate rested in large part on their performance, and they made a clear statement who the next head coach would be.

And with quarterback Pat White, who figures to be the leading candidate for next season's Heisman Trophy returning, Coach Stewart could have plenty of reasons to smile next season.