NEW YORK — Dana Holgorsen will return next season at West Virginia, a point athletics director Shane Lyons confirmed Wednesday night in a move to squash speculation the school might be joining the FBS coaching carousel.
Mountaineers assistants, on the road recruiting since Saturday’s 24-23 loss at Kansas State, felt confident about Holgorsen’s status for 2016, an athletic department source said. His return essentially became a formality after Holgorsen qualified for a $75,000 retention bonus on Tuesday.
Lyons, attending the IMG Intercollegiate Athletics Forum in Times Square, said in a statement “continuity is best for our program.