MORGANTOWN – The owner of the property former West Virginia University football Coach Dana Holgorsen used to rent is suing him for property damages.
The Morgantown property, located at 31 Waterside Drive, was leased to Candice Holgorsen on Aug. 14, 2018, and the lease agreement was for $2,500 monthly rent payments, according to a complaint filed Oct. 23 in Monongalia Circuit Court.
Dana Holgorsen confirmed via text message that he would be financially responsible for the lease. However, neither of the Holgorsens satisfied the rent obligations in July or August, according to the suit.
The owner, Rodney Poland, claims upon entering the property, he discovered significant damages, estimating $19,925. He received a proposal from Mountain State Construction LLC with the details on the damages.
Despite the demand for payment, neither of the Holgorsens allegedly satisfied their obligations under the lease and failed to satisfy their debts.
Poland is seeking rent in the amount of $5,000 and damages for the destruction of the property. He is represented by Michael C. Cardi of Bowles Rice in Morgantown.
Dana Holgorsen was the head football coach at WVU from 2011 until 2018. He left WVU in January to take a job at the University of Houston as its head football coach. When he left WVU, his overall record at WVU was 61-41, according to records from each season.
From 2008 until 2009, Holgorsen previously worked at Houston as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. He then went on to work the same position at Oklahoma State before starting at WVU.
Dana Holgorsen started his WVU career as the offensive coordinator in 2010. He was set to replace Bill Stewart in 2012, but ultimately, Stewart was asked to resign in 2011 and Holgorsen was made head coach that year.
Monongalia Circuit Court case number 19-c-327