Holgerson Leaves West Virginia for University of Houston: The University of Houston has hired West Virginia head football coach Dana Holgorsen as its new head football coach. Holgorsen replaces Major Applewhite, who was fired after two seasons with the Cougars. Holgerson reportedly signed with Houston a five-year deal worth $20 million and received a budget for paying assistant coaches that would rank third in the Big 12, begin Oklahoma and Texas.
Holgorsen was 61-41 over his eight seasons at West Virginia and had led the program for its entire Big 12 tenure; the Mountaineers joined the conference in 2012. West Virginia, which was Holgerson's first head coaching job, posted a 10-3 record in 2016 that netted a second-place finish in the Big 12.
This will be Holgerson's second stint with the Cougars. He was the offensive coordinator in 2008 and 2009 under Kevin Sumlin. Holgorsen then spent a year at Oklahoma State before becoming the head coach at West Virginia.
Applewhite went 15-10 in his two seasons with the Cougars after Tom Herman led the team to a combined 22-4 record in the two years prior and before he was hired as the head football coach at the University of Texas.
Holgorsen was 61-41 over his eight seasons at West Virginia and had led the program for its entire Big 12 tenure; the Mountaineers joined the conference in 2012. West Virginia, which was Holgerson's first head coaching job, posted a 10-3 record in 2016 that netted a second-place finish in the Big 12.
This will be Holgerson's second stint with the Cougars. He was the offensive coordinator in 2008 and 2009 under Kevin Sumlin. Holgorsen then spent a year at Oklahoma State before becoming the head coach at West Virginia.
Applewhite went 15-10 in his two seasons with the Cougars after Tom Herman led the team to a combined 22-4 record in the two years prior and before he was hired as the head football coach at the University of Texas.
University of Oklahoma Extends Riley's Contract: The University of Oklahoma has extended the contract of head football coach. Lincoln Riley. Details of the extension were not released.
In his first two years as head coach of the Sooners, Riley compiled a 24-4 record, including a 16-2 mark in the Big 12.
His teams have won two Big 12 titles (both outright in the era of the Big 12 title game) and made two College Football Playoff appearances. He also has coached two Heisman Trophy-winning quarterbacks.
No. 1 Alabama beat No. 4 Oklahoma 45-34 in a semifinal CFP game in the Orange Bowl on Saturday, December 29. OU fnished the 2018 season 12-2. The Sooners' other loss was to Texas, in the Red River Rivalry game, 48-45, on October 6. On December 1, in the Big 12 championship game OU beat Texas 39-27.
In his first two years as head coach of the Sooners, Riley compiled a 24-4 record, including a 16-2 mark in the Big 12.
His teams have won two Big 12 titles (both outright in the era of the Big 12 title game) and made two College Football Playoff appearances. He also has coached two Heisman Trophy-winning quarterbacks.
No. 1 Alabama beat No. 4 Oklahoma 45-34 in a semifinal CFP game in the Orange Bowl on Saturday, December 29. OU fnished the 2018 season 12-2. The Sooners' other loss was to Texas, in the Red River Rivalry game, 48-45, on October 6. On December 1, in the Big 12 championship game OU beat Texas 39-27.
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