The University of Houston Cougars finalized a deal Wednesday with West Virginia coach Dana Holgorsen.
The five-year deal is worth $20 million, according to The Athletic's Bruce Feldman and SB Nation's Steven Godfrey, who first reported the agreement.
"Go Coogs. Hey, y'all want to go win some games? Let's go win some games," Holgorsen said in a video posted on UH Football's Twitter account. He was sporting a UH cap and flashing the Coogs sign.
Holgorsen previously served as offensive coordinator at Houston under Kevin Sumlin from 2008-09.
He coached the Mountaineers for eight seasons with a 61-41 record.
West Virginia generally hovered between 7-8 wins under Holgorsen, though it posted a 10-3 campaign in 2016 that netted a second-place finish in the Big 12.
The Cougars deal will make Holgorsen the highest-paid coach outside a Power Five conference ever, earning $1.4 million more than Mike Norvell did at Memphis in 2018. Holgorsen was paid $3.6 million in salary this past season at West Virginia.
Major Applewhite was fired as head coach Sunday after two seasons.
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