SB Nation Pittsburgh - Oliver Luck To Be WVU's New Athletic Directorhttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48827/pitt-fv.png2010-06-10T17:51:21-04:00http://pittsburgh.sbnation.com/rss/stream/12747982010-06-10T17:51:21-04:002010-06-10T17:51:21-04:00Mountaineer Nation Excited About Oliver Luck
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<p>Or at least head coach <a target="new" href="http://twitter.com/CoachStewart/status/15880624984">Bill Stewart </a>is.</p>
https://pittsburgh.sbnation.com/2010/6/10/1512017/mountaineer-nation-pretty-psychedAaron Hawley2010-06-10T13:12:25-04:002010-06-10T13:12:25-04:00Luck signs on the dotted line....
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<p>Oliver Luck <a href="http://www.wvmetronews.com/index.cfm?func=displayfullstory&storyid=37524" target="new">has signed</a> a letter of an agreement to be WVU’s new athletic director. His annual pay will be $390,000 per year with bonuses available for academic achievement.</p>
https://pittsburgh.sbnation.com/2010/6/10/1511436/luck-signs-on-the-dotted-lineAaron Hawley2010-06-10T02:50:08-04:002010-06-10T02:50:08-04:00WVU Hiring New Athletic Director
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<p>WVU <a href="http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10161/1064631-100.stm">will hire</a> Oliver Luck as its new athletic director, the Post-Gazette reports:</p>
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<p>A former standout quarterback for the Mountaineers from 1978-81 and three-year starter, Luck was also a Rhodes Scholar finalist and graduated from West Virginia as an academic All-American.</p>
<p>Luck has been working as the president and general manager of the Houston Dynamo Major League Soccer team since 2005 and, prior to that, was the Harris County-Houston Sports Authority Chief Executive Officer for four years.</p>
<p>After playing for the Mountaineers, Luck was a second round pick of the NFL's Houston Oilers, playing for that franchise from 1982-86.</p>
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<p>Luck will replace Ed Pastilong, who is retiring. The Charleston Daily Mail's <a href="http://www.dailymail.com/Sports/WVUSports/201006100033">report</a> suggests that the transition may not take place right away--Pastilong's retirement is scheduled at the end of the month, but he's willing to stay on a while longer, and Luck may stay on in his current job with the Houston Dynamo soccer team while that franchise builds a new stadium.</p>
https://pittsburgh.sbnation.com/2010/6/10/2316282/wvu-hiring-new-athletic-directorCharlie Wilmoth