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Fiesta Bowl

The Fiesta Bowl, now sponsored by Frito-Lay and named with their Tostitos brand, is a United States college football bowl game played annually at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.

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Bill Stewart was wild and wonderful

Just like the state slogan says, West Virginia's Bill Stewart was both wild and wonderful in his own way.

Stewart, who passed away of an apparent heart attack on May 21, was a home- grown treasure in the state of West Virginia as he led the Mountaineers to several wonderful moments as the football team's head coach during a three-year span. Unfortunately, the manner in which he fell from grace in Morgantown was a bit too wild for many to grasp, and unfortunately that downfall just might be the ruling factor in his legacy.Born in Grafton, West Virginia in 1952 Stewart, for the most part, never strayed far from home during his 59 years. He played college ball at Fairmont State where he was a three-year letter winner and a team captain for the 1974 champions of the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, and then moved on to Salem International University where he became an assistant coach.Eventually Stewart did venture out west to join the staffs of both Arizona State and Air F...

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  1. Oklahoma State Beats Stanford 41-38 in Fiesta Bowl

    Oklahoma State has its chance to be in the national-championship conversation.All the Cowboys need now is a little help from Alabama .Surviving a missed field goal a...

  2. Fiesta Bowl lands premier matchup with No. 3 Oklahoma State and No. 4 Stanford

    The Fiesta Bowl will have a marquee matchup in its first post-scandal game — No. 3 Oklahoma State vs. No. 4 Stanford.The Fiesta Bowl had a dud of a game last year an...

  3. OK State settles for Fiesta Bowl

    Oklahoma State was denied a trip to the BCS National Championship Game, but the Cowboys still earned a bid to the Fiesta Bowl on January 5 opposite Stanford.Oklahoma...

  4. Stanford battles Oklahoma State in Fiesta Bowl

    Two teams in the national title picture for much of the season will collide in Glendale on January 2nd, as the Stanford Cardinal and Oklahoma State Cowboys square of...

  5. Fiesta Bowl fined $1 million, but gets to stay in BCS

    At the cost of a $1 million fine, the Fiesta Bowl will keep its place in the Bowl Championship Series.The BCS presidential oversight committee imposed the penalty We...

  6. Fiesta Bowl Fined $1M, but Stays in BCS

    The Fiesta Bowl will be allowed to remain part of the Bowl Championship Series , though it must pay a $1 million fine for apparent illegal campaign contributions and...

  7. Fiesta Bowl fires CEO John Junker, finds possible criminal misconduct

    The Fiesta Bowl will be asked to justify its inclusion in the BCS after organizers for the Arizona game fired president and CEO John Junker for "an apparent scheme" ...

  8. BCS: Fiesta Bowl needs to justify its place in lucrative college football championship system

    The head of the BCS put the Fiesta Bowl on notice Wednesday: "Follow the letter of the law" or lose its place in college football's lucrative championship system.BCS...

  9. Beebe encouraged by Fiesta Bowl's response

    Big 12 Commissioner Dan Beebe is encouraged by the Fiesta Bowl's response to an investigative report that led to the firing of its longtime president for alleged mis...

  10. AP Exclusive: Most members of NCAA panel reviewing Fiesta Bowl attended bowl-sponsored retreat

    Nine of the 11 members of an NCAA panel that will help decide the Fiesta Bowl's fate attended a bowl-sponsored retreat that included free meals, resort rooms and gol...

  11. Fiesta Bowl Asks Pols for Reimbursement of Illegal Contributions

    PHOENIX -- The Fiesta Bowl is seeking the return of thousands of dollars in campaign contributions made to U.S. Sens. John McCain and Jon Kyl and other Arizona polit...

  12. Fiesta Bowl to Stop Giving Away Free Tickets to Arizona Lawmakers Amid Investigation

    Arizona lawmakers will have to pay full price if they want to go to the Fiesta Bowl .The Fiesta Bowl officials have announced they will not give away free tickets to...

  1. Former West Virginia football coach Bill Stewart dead of apparent heart attack while golfing

    Former West Virginia football coach Bill Stewart, who was hailed as Rich Rodriguez's successor but wound up leaving the school in a messy split, died Monday of what ...

  2. On Campus: Doing the leg work

    Quality at the running back position at the FBS level could mean the difference between simple bowl eligibility and BCS consideration.Programs across the nation are ...

  3. Former Fiesta Bowl director pleads guilty

    The former longtime executive director of the Fiesta Bowl has pled guilty to a felony count of solicitation to commit fraud schemes.John Junker, who was fired in Mar...

  4. Former top Fiesta Bowl exec to plead guilty to charges related to scandal at premiere event

    The former top executive of the Fiesta Bowl has reached a plea deal with Arizona prosecutors to settle allegations related to a political donations scandal.Arizona A...

  5. APNewsBreak: Anti-BCS group files legal complaint against Fiesta Bowl

    A group critical of the BCS is challenging the legality of a contract that calls for the Fiesta Bowl to receive more than $8 million over 20 years from an Arizona vi...

  6. Fiesta Bowl lands premier matchup with No. 3 Oklahoma State and No. 4 Stanford

    The Fiesta Bowl will have a marquee matchup in its first post-scandal game: No. 3 Oklahoma State vs. No. 4 Stanford.The Fiesta Bowl had a dud of a game last year and...

  7. Arizona prosecutor won't charge politicians who took free tickets, trips from Fiesta Bowl

    More than two dozen Arizona politicians who received free game tickets or trips from the Fiesta Bowl will not face criminal charges, a prosecutor said Wednesday.The ...

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