Most coaches — Tom Herman, Kevin Sumlin, Art Briles among many — use Houston as a stepping stone to a bigger gig. Rarely, if ever, do coaches use that stepping stone by voluntarily leaving a Power 5 program.
That’s what Dana Holgorsen is doing.
According to ESPN, Holgorsen, the former OSU offensive coordinator who left Stillwater to take over WVU as head coach in 2011, is finalizing a deal to become the next Cougars coach on a contract worth $20 million over 5 years.
That’s big money. But at the same time, it’s somewhat of a head-scratcher.