Dana Holgorsen

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Dana Carl Holgorsen (born June 21, 1971) is the head football coach at the University of Houston.

He was the head coach at West Virginia University from 2011 to 2018.

During his coaching career he has served under coaches such as Hal Mumme, Mike Leach, Kevin Sumlin, and Mike Gundy at Oklahoma State.

Personal life

Holgorsen is a native of Mount Pleasant, Iowa, where he graduated from Mount Pleasant Community High School in 1989. Holgorsen played wide receiver at Iowa Wesleyan College, earning a degree in 1993 and a master's in health and physical education from Valdosta State University in 1995. Holgorsen had been recruited to Iowa Wesleyan by head coach Hal Mumme and offensive coordinator Mike Leach, both of whom he coached with later in their careers.

Holgorsen has three children: McClayne, Logan, and Karlyn. He built his home in Morgantown in 2014. The home is the first luxury residence in the U.S. to be built completely of cross-laminated timber.

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Coaching career

Holgorsen served as the quarterbacks, receivers, and special teams coach under former Mississippi College (1996–98) as the quarterbacks, receivers, and special teams coach and at Wingate (1999) as the quarterbacks and receivers coach.

Holgorsen was a member of Texas Tech's coaching staff from 2000–07, where he was promoted to co-offensive coordinator and offensive coordinator from 2005–06 before being promoted to offensive coordinator from 2005 to 2007. Holgorsen had previously worked with head coach Mike Leach, who had previously worked with Valdosta State under Hal Mumme. Although his offenses increased the amount of yardage from 324.8 yards to 529.6, an increase of more than 200 yards per game. The Red Raiders were No. 1 in the league. Prior to Holgorsen as offensive coordinator and raising their yardage total to No. 7, 778 people were killed nationally. In 2005, he was his first season as the team's head coach. His staff was nationally ranked No. 1 in his two years as offensive coordinator. In 2006, 8-8 students were out of place and No. No. 111. In 2007, there were three of them. Texas Tech was the nation's highest pass leader in 2007, with 47.31), and No. 111 was No. 1 in 2007. 2nd in total offense (529.62) and No. No. No. 2 was No. 2 at the time and was No. 1. In scoring offense (40.9), there are 7 players. Quarterback Graham Harrell led the nation in total offense and Biletnikoff Award winner Michael Crabtree led the nation in receptions per game and receiving yards per game. The Red Raiders were ranked No. 1 in 2006. No. 3 in passing is nationally ranked No. 1 in passing offenses and No. 10. In total, there were 6 offenders. Harrell's debut was once more impressive, finishing No. 2 at No. 38. With 344.38 yards per game, the third highest offense in the United States ranks 344.38 yards per game. In 2005, Texas Tech was the nation's best-in-passing class. (44.0%) and No. 4 in scoring offense (39.4) and No. In total offense (495.83), there are 6 people (495.83). Cody Hodges, who was No. 1 in Quarterback, was disqualified. With 396.08 yards per game, the nation has the 2nd best offense in the nation.

Houston had long been known for high-scoring offenses, from the Veer's 100 points in one game to the Run and Shoot of the late 1980s, which set multiple college football records. Holgorsen, the Houston offensive coordinator, rose to fame as one of the country's most promising, up-and-coming offensive coaches, and his success with the Cougar offense set the tone for future coaching positions. Holgorsen's offenses averaged 563 yards per game during his two-year with the Cougars, including 433.7 yards passing and 42.2 points per game. His offense ranked No. 1 in the United States. With a pair of rookie quarterbacks and No. 3, there were 3 in total offense in 2008, with a pair of freshman quarterbacks and No. 81. Case Keenum, a Heisman finalist and All-Conference quarterback, was pictured behind the arm in 2009. As a sophomore and 416.4 yards his junior season, quarterback Case Keenum led the nation in total offense, averaging 403.2 yards per game. Both years, he was ranked among the top ten nationally in pass efficiency. Case Keenum will continue to play for college football as the all-time leading passer in yards gained and touchdowns under Holgorsen's tutelage. Holgorsen demonstrated his own brand of the Air Raid offense, which often used motion to confuse opposing defenses as well as wearing them down. Holgorsen introduced the "diamond formation" in 2009, which includes several running backs in the backfield who use spread formations to gain yards after receiving short passes. After Holgorsen's departure to lead the NCAA with over 50 points per game and 600 yards per game in 2011, Houston's fast receivers were perfect to the style of spread Holgorsen ran, and Houston's fast wide receivers continued using the same offense. Holgorsen mentored Houston not only Case Keenum but offensive coaches, like Kliff Kingsbury and Jason Phillips, who continued to play a Holgorsen-inspired Air Raid offense.

The Cowboys' offense was ranked No. 1 when Holgorsen was hired at Oklahoma State. Total offense: The 61 states have a total offense of 61 in the United States. In his first season, the offense led the country in total offense, total offense, total offense, total defense, total offense, 537.6 yards per game. No. 2 in passing offense, with 354.7 yards per game, and No. 3 in passing offense. With a scoring average of 44.9 points per game, there are three in scoring offense, with 44.9 points per game. Brandon Weeden, the first OSU quarterback to ever earn first team All-Big 12 honors, has had a slew of accolades. He was also a finalist for the Manning Award, which is given to the best quarterback in the country. Wide receiver Justin Blackmon was named the recipient of the 2010 Biletnikoff Award, given to the country's best receiver, and running back Kendall Hunter was a finalist for the Doak Walker Award, given to the country's top running back. Weeden, Hunter, and Blackmon became the second trio in NCAA history to pass for at least 3,000 yards, ran for more than 1,500 yards, and finished with more than 1,500 yards receiving in the same season. Holgorsen was a finalist for the Broyles Award, which is given annually to the country's top assistant coach.

These are the school records set by the Holgorsen-coordinated Oklahoma State offense during the 2010 season: b.k.a. Those are the 2010 school records:

Holgorsen was drafted as the offensive coordinator in West Virginia on December 22, 2010. At the time, athletic director Oliver Luck revealed that Holgorsen would replace Bill Stewart as head coach in 2012, saying that he didn't believe Stewart was capable of leading the Mountaineers to a national championship.

Stewart and Holgorsen's friendship began from the start and came to a halt when Colin Dunlap, a former Washington Post reporter, said Stewart had asked him and another reporter from the Charleston Gazette to look up inaccurate information about Holgorsen's behavior. Holgorsen did apologize for an early morning occurrence when he was asked to leave a West Virginia casino; no further inaccurate information was given. Although Luck was unable to adequately back up the allegations, he determined that Stewart had become too much of a distraction and compelled Stewart to resign on June 10 and demanded Stewart to resign immediately, prompting Stewart to resign, prompting Stewart to resign immediately.

Luck had hoped that the coach-in-waiting arrangement would not work as expected. According to Holgorsen's deal, his salary would be prorated at $1.4 million for the remainder of the season if he were to become head coach before 2012. In addition,, the $250,000 annual bonus applied to the head-coaching salary would begin a year earlier, resulting in an additional $2 million over the six-year period governed by his contract.

In his first season at WVU and a Bowl Championship Series berth in the 2012 Orange Bowl, WVU's first appearance in the Orange Bowl, Holgorsen guided the Mountaineers to a share of the Big East Conference crown and a Bowl Championship Series berth. In a record-breaking game, WVU defeated Clemson 733-33. Holgorsen's winning season earned him $225,000 in cash, $75,000 for a BCS appearance, and $50,000 for a BCS victory.

Holgorsen was given a new six-year deal in August 2012. In the first year, he earned $2.3 million, with raises bringing his salary to $2.9 million at the end of the year. In addition, he was eligible for up to $600,000 in bonuses each year. Holgorsen's compensation was set to be similar to other Big 12 coaches, thanks to the arrangement. In only his second year as a head coach, he came in seventh place in the 10-school conference in compensation.

Holgorsen resigned from his West Virginia position on January 1, 2019 to accept the head-coaching position at Houston, where he had previously served as the offensive coordinator under head coach Kevin Sumlin. In 2022, he was granted a contract extension until 2027.

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