Dana Holgorsen is sticking around.

On Monday night, Nebraska football announced that Holgorsen has agreed to a two-year contract worth $1.2 million to stay on as the Huskers' offensive coordinator.

“We are excited that Dana Holgorsen has agreed to be our offensive coordinator moving forward,” Nebraska head coach Matt Rhule said in a statement. “Dana is one of the elite offensive minds in football, and the progress we made in our final three games provides a glimpse of the potential of our offense under his direction. We look forward to Dana leading our offense into the bowl game and building for the 2025 season.”

The move comes during a hectic 24 hours at Nebraska. On Monday, Tony White, who served as Rhule's defensive coordinator the past two seasons, accepted the same role at Florida State. On the same day, five Husker players announced they would enter the transfer portal when it opens on Dec. 9, including two starters in defensive lineman Jimari Butler and linebacker Mikai Gbayor.

Holgorsen, who was fired as the head coach at Houston after the 2023 season and spent the early portion of 2024 as a consultant at TCU for Sonny Dykes, was brought to Lincoln by Rhule in November as a consultant to take a look at Marcus Satterfield's struggling offense following the loss to UCLA on Nov. 5 that left the Huskers with a 5-4 record amid a three-game losing streak.

Ahead of the USC game, Rhule announced Holgorsen would be calling plays and serve as OC for the rest of the season while Satterfield would be demoted to tight ends coach.

"This wasn't some short-term splash thing," Rhule said on Nov. 14. "This was, to me, an opportunity to make an epic move that can push us into the next tier."

After flashing potential at USC but ultimately losing the game, Holgorsen's offense exploded the following week against Wisconsin. NU posted its highest point total since 2021, while its total offense (473), rushing offense (180) and passing offense (293) in the win were all the most since the season-opener against UTEP.

After the Wisconsin game, Holgorsen was asked about his future, and if it included NU. The play-caller didn't have an answer at the time, but he provided a hint.

"I had more fun on Saturday than I've had in a long time," Holgorsen answered.

Husker fans will be hoping that Holgorsen is the answer – and that they'll have fun watching the offense on Saturdays – in 2025 and beyond.

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