West Virginia receivers coach Tyron Carrier says he plans to join Dana Holgorsen's staff at Houston.

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia receivers coach Tyron Carrier says he’s “in the process” of joining Dana Holgorsen’s staff at the University of Houston.

Carrier was on hand for Holgorsen’s introduction Wednesday night at the Cougars basketball game against Tulsa.

“I’m back at home. I want this. It’s my alma mater,” Carrier said. “It would mean the world to me to come back and help out.”

Houston Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta, the billionaire donor who orchestrated Holgorsen’s hiring by reportedly dangling a $4 million salary, has vowed to make sure UH assistant coaches are also paid at a premium. Carrier was earning $150,000 annually at West Virginia on a contract that expires in March. He and special teams assistant Mark Scott were the lowest-paid members of the Mountaineers’ staff.

Carrier was a record-setting receiver at Houston from 2008-2011, prospering under Holgorsen’s play-calling the first two years before the then-offensive coordinator moved to Oklahoma State.

Holgorsen gave Carrier his first full-time job in 2016 at West Virginia, and the results were impressive for Mountaineers receivers. David Sills caught 33 touchdowns over the past two seasons, becoming a Biletnikoff runner-up in 2017. Gary Jennings and Ka’Raun White also produced 1,000-yard seasons.

Holgorsen’s son tweets it’s good ‘to be wanted’

Logan Holgorsen, the University High School senior and son of Dana Holgorsen, was courtside in Houston on Wednesday night to witness the love from Cougars fans.

In a Tweet, the teenager suggested that his father left behind a far less welcoming environment in West Virginia.

“So this is what it feel [sic] like to be wanted? So happy for you pops …” he tweeted.

Logan is a two-star quarterback prospect committed to Bowling Green.