On Thursday, 247 Sports released its 30Under30 list, "which highlights some of the fastest-rising college football personnel in the country, " and among them is former West Virginia receiver and current Houston wide receivers coach Daikiel Shorts.
In June, Holgorsen promoted Shorts to receivers coach after parting ways with assistant Tyron Carrier, who was Shorts position coach at WVU his senior season in 2016.
Shorts snagged 177 receptions for 2,263 yards during his Mountaineer career, ranking fifth and sixth in program history, respectively. All his numbers came under Holgorsen's time in Morgantown.
Shorts signed with the Buffalo Bills after his senior season as an undrafted free agent before returning to West Virginia in 2018 as a graduate assistant. He followed Holgorsen to Houston in 2019, where he became Director of Player Development.
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