A little more than three years after boasting “There ain’t no f— hot seat in my mind,” Dana Holgorsen has been fired for a second time.
Nebraska fired its offensive coordinator, who was the head coach at the University of Houston when he had his hot seat discussion, Saturday, a day after the Cornhuskers lost to Illinois 24-13, their fourth straight loss after they opened the season 5-0. Nebraska scored just 54 points combined in those four losses, failing to score more than 17 in any of the defeats.
“Like so many of you, I am angry, I am disappointed and I am frustrated with our results this season,” Nebraska coach Matt Rhule said in a statement released Saturday. “As the head coach, I am ultimately responsible for every aspect of our program — including wins and losses — and it is my responsibility to make changes when they are warranted…