Holgorsen era starts with WVU win in weather-shortened game.(West Virginia University's Dana Holgorsen)

Byline: Dejan Kovacevic

Sept. 05--MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- This was some wild West Virginia welcome for Dana Holgorsen. The Mountaineers were victorious in his coaching debut, riding quarterback Geno Smith past Marshall, 34-13, on Sunday night at Milan Puskar Stadium, but any party was doused when heavy rain, hail and lightning cut the game short with 14:36 left in the fourth quarter. Kickoff was at 3:35 p.m., and the schools' athletic directors decided at 10:24, after the second of a total of 4 hours and 22 minutes in delays, that it was taking too long. "It was the right call," Holgorsen said. "You have to put safety first."

The coach wasn't serenaded by the …