Dana Holgorsen has finally informed West Virginia University that he has accepted the job at the University of Houston, multiple sources tell EerSports. The fact that he is leaving is, of course, not new news. However, there had been radio silence between Holgorsen and the university as far as his "official" status as late as Tuesday evening, keeping the school from officially announcing a search or moving forward with candidates.

With that notice, the school was also able to officially tell the current players that Holgorsen would be moving on to a new job and the search for a new coach "has already begun," according to multiple sources. The players were already aware of the reports via the Internet and social media, but were unsure what the next step was. Even assistant coaches were kept in the dark on what would happen next.

Report date for the team was set for this weekend, and that remains the same - players will have a question and answer session with the athletic department (presumably athletic director Shane Lyons and others) on Sunday.

Holgorsen coached at West Virginia for eight seasons, going 61-41 over that time. During his seven seasons with the team in the Big 12 Conference, the Mountaineers went 51-38, finished better than fourth in the league only once and went 1-5 in bowl games. In each of the last two seasons, West Virginia lost their final three games of the year, falling out of Big 12 Championship and New Years Six Bowl contention. That led to a stalemate on contract extension negotiations, particularly in regards to guaranteed money on the back half of the contract. West Virginia wanted to keep the 60-percent (or less) guaranteed language, while Holgorsen had pushed for fully guaranteed money.

Holgorsen came to West Virginia in 2011 to be the offensive coordinator and Head Coach in Waiting. He was thrust into the head man's job a year early, though, and led the team to a 10-3 record in the Big East and a 70-33 win in the Orange Bowl over ACC Champion Clemson. Since entering the Big 12 Conference the following year, though, Holgorsen's teams have gone 51-38 overall and 33-30 in league play. He won more than eight games only once (10-3 in 2016), replacing a coach in Bill Stewart who went 9-4 for three straight seasons.

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