After coaching in for 4 games, Dana Holgorsen is back for his first full season at the Huskers as offensive coordinator. Coming off 13 years of coaching experience at West Virginia and Houston, Holgorsen has a 92-69 career record and ranks 2nd at WVU and 5th at Houston in coaching wins. That excellence resonated pretty well with his son Logan Holgorsen, who’s also Nebraska’s assistant GM and joins in football operations, NIL strategy, and their athletic marketing after gaining a lot of experience.

It looks like this father-son duo is going to take Matt Rhule’s team to another height this year. But before that, let’s know more about the entire family dynamics.

Dana Holgorsen, father of Logan Holgorsen

On one side, Logan Holgorsen is working day and night making a better NIL plan of action; on the other side, his father is making sure the Huskers’ offense remains at the top. Coming off a 61-41 record in 8 years at West Virginia, recording two ten-win seasons and seven bowl trips, and a 31-28 winning record at Houston with three bowl appearances in five years, Dana shows how consistent he is when it comes to his teams’ success.

With that, in his six years as an OC, his offense ranked 2nd in passing offense, 3rd in total offense, and sixth in scoring. Now, he brings in that level of dominance to Nebraska, but just so you know why they got him in the first place. Even he was nothing but excited for this: “I’m back doing what I love, what I probably know that I’m better at than the CEO-type stuff.” 

No wonder they did the right thing by adding Holgorsen to his coaching staff. Before he came, the Huskers’ defense was stellar, never allowing more than 14, but the offense was their main concern. But with Holgorsen, they finished the season 2–2, winning a 20–15 Pinstripe Bowl win against Boston College. On top of that, in those 4 games, Dylan Raiola completed 71.7% of his passes. This shows their clear dominance.

But even Logan Holgorsen is no less than his father; he also had a great career.

Logan Holgorsen’s football career and family influence

Well, Logan Holgorsen might be an assistant GM now, but even he started his career as a Division I QB and kicked off his coaching journey as a student coach at Houston. Back in 2020, Logan played in 4 games as a backup QB and finished the season completing 4 of 9 passes for 57 yards. But then slowly shifted to handling daily operations and player development at Houston. Before joining in, he was with North Texas and later flipped to Bowling Green. His move to North Texas was a result of his father’s ties to HC Seth Littrell, who used to coach with Logan’s father at Texas Tech.

After graduation, he entered the private sector at Daspite Law Firm, which just added to his experience, as it is one of the nation’s leading firms, where he was also Director of Marketing. There, he did many things, from handling NIL deals to steering endorsement campaigns. So, now you know why Nebraska got him as assistant GM. But through it all, family remained his constant support; whether taking flip decisions or making an impact as GM, Logan always had them right behind his back.

The Holgorsen Family: personal life and support system

Logan Holgorsen has been getting constant support from his parents since the start of his career. Back when Dana Holgorsen was coaching West Virginia, he made sure he gave enough time to 16-year-old Logan, who was just taking his first step as a QB playing at Morgantown. But balancing it all wasn’t that straightforward.

“Well, for starters, it is almost impossible for me to ever turn off football in my life. If I do … Logan has a way of turning it back on.” Dana said. “He has a driver’s license now, which makes it a little better, but there are times where he waits for me to get home at night or he will be in my office watching film waiting for me when I get back from my meetings.” It wasn’t just that; even his grandparents stepped in to help, as they moved to Morgantown for a few years just to keep an eye on Logan when Dana was away.

Even Dana Holgorsen admits the physical toll it took on him, but he ended up getting it all done for him. “The traveling part was definitely the hardest at first,” he said. “But once my parents moved to Morgantown, and I didn’t have to worry about what or where my son was all the time, it became much better. I may be a coach to a large number of college guys, but I do take my responsibilities as a father more seriously than those of a coach.”

Now that both father-son duos are back again on the same team, let’s wait and see how their tenure fares for the Cornhuskers.