Dana Holgorsen will get 2-year deal to be Nebraska’s full-time offensive coordinator

Nebraska signed Dana Holgorsen to a two-year deal to make him its full-time offensive coordinator, it was introduced Monday night time.

The transfer locks in Holgorsen for the close to future after he arrived in Lincoln in early November as a marketing consultant. He was named the coordinator and playcaller quickly after.

Nebraska mentioned Holgorsen would make $1.2 million per yr within the deal. He’s the previous head coach at West Virginia and Houston and has 92 profession head-coaching wins in 13 seasons as a head coach.

Holgorsen got here to Nebraska within the wake of Nebraska’s 27-20 loss to UCLA on Nov. 2, which marked a three-game shedding streak. After a loss to USC in Holgorsen’s first recreation as coordinator, Nebraska blew out Wisconsin 44-25 to succeed in bowl eligibility.

Nebraska is banking on Holgorsen’s deep historical past with sturdy quarterback play, because the two-year deal places him in place to align with promising freshman quarterback Dylan Raiola the subsequent two years. Raiola had moments of promise and different moments of uneven play as a freshman, ending the common season with 2,595 yards passing, 12 touchdowns and 10 interceptions.

Holgorsen brings with him a portfolio of massive offensive manufacturing and high quarterbacks he has developed, together with Graham Harrell, Case Keenum, Brandon Weeden, Geno Smith, Will Grier and Clayton Tune.

Nebraska’s bowl vacation spot in 2024 would be the program’s first since 2016, ending the longest energy convention drought.

Nebraska opens the 2025 season towards Cincinnati at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.