Nebraska is adding former Houston and West Virginia head coach Dana Holgorsen to the staff as an offensive consultant, sources told ESPN.

According to sources, Holgorsen will work with the attacking staff in a role that will evolve as the season progresses. Holgorsen joins the staff after spending this season as an offensive consultant at TCU.

He joins Nebraska at a time when the offense – and freshman quarterback Dylan Raiola – are in a rut of uneven play and the team is on a three-game losing streak.

In Nebraska’s six conference games, the Cornhuskers rank 12th in the Big Ten in offense, No. 14 in rushing offense and No. 11 in passing offense. Offensive coordinator Marcus Satterfield has been critical during Nebraska’s recent offensive slump, which featured a dip in the passing game of Raiola, who was ESPN’s No. 11 recruit and the top pocket passer in the 2024 recruiting class.

Raiola has the third-most interceptions among Big Ten quarterbacks with eight, behind Michigan State’s Aidan Chiles (11) and USC’s Miller Moss (9), who the Trojans benched in favor of Jayden Maiava for the game. next week with the Cornhuskers.

Over the past four games, Raiola has thrown just one touchdown and six interceptions. After starting 5-1, Nebraska is 5-4 and needs a win during a tough final stretch to reach the program’s first bowl game since 2016. That’s the longest drought of any team in Power Conference football.

Nebraska has a bye this week before next week’s visit to USC.

By adding Holgorsen, they are bringing in a coach who is a noted quarterback teacher and author of prolific offenses. Over the years, he has worked as an assistant and head coach with a slew of top college quarterbacks: Graham Harrell, Case Keenum, Brandon Weeden, Geno Smith, Will Grier and Clayton Tune.

According to sources, Holgorsen arrived in Lincoln on Monday.