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In "Where Are They Now," we check in with former Texas Tech athletes, coaches, and personalities to see where life has taken them after their stint in the South Plains. Up first, former Texas Tech football assistant and current West Virginia head coach Dana Holgorsen

After a hard fought 7-5 season with his WVU Mountaineers, we see a brief glimpse of Coach Holgorsen catching a moment's respite at one of his favorite haunts: an illegal Pai gow parlor in the basement of Chang's Dynasty Restaurant in New York City, NY.

WHERE ARE THEY NOW: Coach, thanks for taking a moment of your night to chat with us. I can tell by the state of your hair and your undone top button that you must have just gotten out of a game. Is this something you do a lot?

DANA HOLGORSEN: Ya, well, sometimes you just have to decompress after the season. Some coaches I've been with usually hit a beach, or say something about family or some other. I come to Chang's. Filling meal, no MSG, and if you shake the hand of the right one-eyed bus boy you might get a chance to continue your evening with a bit more eclectic crowd. Also, you see this light up bar? [Holgorsen motions to the illuminated bar that he's leaning on] This bar is the t**s.

WATN: Can't argue that. What else do you do to ease back into the off-season grind?

DH: Eh, I don't think it's much of a transition. 'N fact, I like to keep my edge, keep that killer mentality. Keep chasing the dragon. [Yells to entire parlor] NO OFFENSE. The football field and the rest of my life aren't mutually exclusive. I'll lay a 9 front hand down without ever breaking eye contact with the dealer. I don't care. If I can't do that, how the hell am I gonna run that 4th and 12 tunnel screen? Take Marilyn here.

"MARILYN": Evelyn, actually.

DH: I'm sorry. Evelyn. You just bear a striking resemblance to another bombshell I know. [Holgorsen winks]

EVELYN: [Blushes]

DH: Anyway, I could walk up and ask to buy her a drink in front of her mobster boyfriend. Or I could dig myself into a hole after a few hands of gow with him, ask to raise the stakes by letting me ask his lady out to dinner if I win. Then I clear him of everything he's worth. Boom. Just got a date with a beautiful woman AND got the money to pay for it. You don't leave that s**t on Saturdays. It's either in you or it's not. [Holgorsen looks at his companion, smirks and winks.]

But to answer your question, I enjoy manicures. See? [Brandishes hand] Every lady deserves a soft touch, and I like to keep my hands clean. That includes rings. [Holgorsen wags his eyebrows and smiles at Evelyn].

WATN: Well Coach it seems like you're ready to move on with your evening, so thanks for your time and good luck in the Liberty Bowl!

DH: The what?