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WVU's Dana Holgorsen inks 6-year contract extension

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It looks like Dana Holgorsen will be hanging around Morgantown a while longer.

Tuesday, he inked a six-year contract extension that will keep him a Mountaineer until at least 2016. Holgorsen will receive $2.3 million this year, with yearly increases that will bring the deal to $2.9 million by the end of the contract. There are also numerous bonuses and incentives written in. Holgorsen said, for everyone involved, they are glad this is signed sealed and delivered.

"When the University commits what they've committed to me and vice versa, then it's positive," said Holgorsen, "You know, assistant coaches are going to view this as capability and they're gonna want to be here and players are going to view this as stability and want to be here and it's gonna help in recruiting, gonna help in support and ticket sales and all the rest."

WVU Athletic Director Oliver Luck added, "We're all delighted that it's finished, that Dana is signed. We have signed the contract, I have signed the contract and it's in place and allows really the coaches to focus, not that they haven't, but really focus completely on the upcoming season."