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Why Dana Holgorsen is Leaving West Virginia for Houston

Most coaches — Tom Herman, Kevin Sumlin, Art Briles among many — use Houston as a stepping stone to a bigger gig. Rarely, if ever, do coaches use that stepping stone by voluntarily leaving a Power 5 program.

That’s what Dana Holgorsen is doing.

According to ESPN, Holgorsen, the former OSU offensive coordinator who left Stillwater to take over WVU as head coach in 2011, is finalizing a deal to