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After five years as head coach of the Houston Cougars, Dana Holgorsen was fired as the team’s head coach. But he’s in line to land on his feet in a pretty big way.
According to Matt Zenitz of 247Sports, Holgorsen is in talks with Nebraska about a role on Matt Rhule’s staff. It’s not clear what the role will be but given his history of working with quarterbacks and offenses it will likely be something in support of the offensive side of the ball.
Holgorsen went 31-28 in five seasons at Houston and 61-41 in eight previous years at West Virginia. He’s had four top 20 teams during his career as a head coach.
Former Houston head coach Dana Holgorsen is in talks with Nebraska about a possible role on the Cornhuskers staff, a source tells @247sportshttps://t.co/rBTDdHxEFb pic.twitter.com/CEeUxh6SiN
— Matt Zenitz (@mzenitz) January 6, 2024
Dana Holgorsen joins a Nebraska team that went 5-7 under Matt Rhule but once again failed to reach bowl season due in no small part to an offense that ranked 123rd out of 133 teams in the country.
If Holgorsen can offer any kind of spark to the Huskers’ offense, it could be the difference between the team reaching a long-awaited bowl game and continuing to spin its wheels.
Do you think Holgorsen will make an impact at Nebraska?