MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Digging into football coach Dana Holgorsen’s five-year, $18.6 million extension, West Virginia athletics director Shane Lyons said the deal struck a balance with the national market while remaining fiscally responsible to the school.
Lyons, appearing Friday on MetroNews “Talkline,” acknowledged some fans lost patience with his pledge to wait until the regular season ended before signing the extension. West Virginia’s 6-0 start had Holgorsen’s name tenuously linked to several vacancies around the country, though sources told MetroNews he was intent on remaining at WVU and other schools hadn’t gauge his interest.
Lyons announced the new contract minutes after the Mountaineers edged Baylor 24-21 last Saturday, clinching the ninth 10-win season in program history.