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Nick Holt 
Holt in October 2007 Sport(s) Football Current position Title Defensive coordinator Team Washington Biographical details Born October 15, 1962 Playing career 1981, 83-85 Pacific Position(s) Linebacker Coaching career (HC unless noted) 1986
1987
1988–89
1990–93
1994
1995–1997
1998–2000
2001–03
2004–05
2006–08
2009-presentSt. Mary's HS - DC
UNLV - GA
UNLV - DL
Idaho - DL
Idaho - DC/DL
Idaho - DC/LB
Louisville - DL
USC - LB
Idaho
USC - DC/DL
Washington - DC (AHC)Head coaching record Overall 5-18 (Idaho) Statistics College Football Data Warehouse Nick Holt (born October 15, 1962) is a college football coach, currently the defensive coordinator and assistant head coach of the Washington Huskies.[1] Prior to taking the position in 2009, he was the defensive coordinator and defensive line coach of the USC Trojans, and the head coach of the Idaho Vandals from 2004-05. He is the grandson of the American athlete and actor Buster Crabbe, best known for playing the title character in the 1936 science fiction film serial Flash Gordon and its two sequels.
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Education
Nick Holt attended high school at Bellarmine College Preparatory in San Jose, California, where he played football and baseball. He attended the University of the Pacific in Stockton, where he played linebacker and lettered for four years for the Tigers. In his senior season of 1985, Holt was an All-American honorable mention, Pacific's MVP and a team captain. He graduated from UOP in 1986 with a bachelor's degree in political economics.
Coaching career
In 1986, Holt served as defensive coordinator at St. Mary's High School in Stockton. In 1987 he moved to Las Vegas to coach linebackers at UNLV, serving as a graduate assistant during the first season. In 1990 Holt moved north to serve as the defensive line coach at Idaho under head coach John L. Smith, then Chris Tormey. Ater eight seasons in Moscow, he moved east in 1998 to Louisville to coach the defensive line under John L. Smith again. After three seasons with the Cardinals, Holt returned west in 2001 to Los Angeles to coach the linebackers at USC under Pete Carroll, where he stayed for three seasons.
Idaho
Following the 2003 season, Tom Cable was fired after four seasons at Idaho. Holt returned to the Palouse and was hired as the head coach, signing a four-year contract at $205,000 per year.[2] The Vandals went 3-9 in 2004 in their last season in the Sun Belt Conference and 2-9 in 2005, their first season in the WAC.[3] During his tenure at Idaho, a game was scheduled between the Vandals and his former Trojans for September 1, 2007.[4] Holt decided to take the game because it offered an opportunity to increase visibility to recruits in the region as well earn the Idaho $600,000 for the appearance.[5] However, despite a contract that ran through 2008, Holt departed after two seasons to return to USC, 19 months before the game was played.
Holt coaching the Trojans in 2008.
USC
When former Idaho quarterback and alumnus Scott Linehan became head coach of the NFL's St. Louis Rams, he offered Holt a position as his defensive line coach. Deciding to make a move before his children entered high school, Holt resigned as head coach from Idaho on February 6, 2006, to take a position with the Rams. After hearing the news, USC head coach Pete Carroll offered his former assistant more money and the position of defensive coordinator. A day later, Holt declined the offer from the Rams (he had not signed a contract) to return to USC, and took over defensive coordinator responsibilities from Carroll.[5] Holt's second tour at USC also lasted three seasons while the Trojans posted a 34-5 record (.872).
Washington
In December 2008, USC Trojans offensive coordinator and colleague Steve Sarkisian was hired as the head coach of the Washington Huskies in Seattle. Sarkisian and Holt coached their final game with the Trojans, the Rose Bowl, on January 1, 2009. Though it meant moving the family while the children were in high school, on January 5, 2009, Holt accepted the position of defensive coordinator at Washington, taking over for Ed Donatell, who was not retained by Sarkisian.[1]
Head coaching record
Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs Coaches# AP° Idaho Vandals (Sun Belt Conference) (2004) 2004 Idaho 3–9 2–5 T–7th Idaho Vandals (Western Athletic Conference) (2005) 2005 Idaho 2–9 2–6 T–6th Idaho: 5–18 4–11 Total: 5–18 National Championship Conference Title Conference Division Title †Indicates BCS bowl game. #Rankings from final Coaches' Poll.
°Rankings from final AP Poll.References
- ^ a b Holt takes over Washington's defense, Associated Press, January 5, 2009, Accessed January 5, 2009.
- ^ ESPN.com - Idaho coach Holt confirms exit for NFL's Rams - Associated Press - 2006-02-08
- ^ College Football Data Warehouse.com - Nick Holt - head coaching record - accessed 2009-10-09
- ^ Gary Klein, Opener against Idaho is Holt's legacy, Los Angeles Times, August 27, 2007.
- ^ a b Matt Baney, About to renew acquaintances, Lewiston Tribune, August 29, 2007.
External links
- Go Huskies.com - Nick Holt - Assistant Head Coach & Defensive Coordinator - 2009-
- USC Trojans.com - Nick Holt - Defensive Coordinator - 2006-08
- Univ. of Idaho Argonaut - "Holt bolts for Rams," - 07-Feb-2006
- The Orange County Register "In Holt he trusts." - 19-Aug-2006
Idaho Vandals head football coaches Unknown (1893) G. E. Higgins (1894–1895) • No team (1896) • G. E. Higgins (1897) • No team (1898) • Morse (1899) • Frank Herbold (1900–1901) • John G. Griffith (1902–1906) • J. R. Middleton (1907–1908) • John S. Grogan (1909) • John G. Griffith (1910–1914) • Charles M. Rademacher (1915) • Wilfred C. Bleamaster (1916–1917) • No team (1918) • Ralph Hutchinson (1919) • Thomas Kelley (1920–1921) • Robert L. Mathews (1922–1925) • Charles F. Erb (1926–1928) • Leo Calland (1929–1934) • Ted Bank (1935–1940) • Francis Schmidt (1941–1942) • No team (1943–1944) • James A. Brown (1945–1946) • Dixie Howell (1947–1950) • Raymond A. Curfman (1951–1953) • Skip Stahley (1954–1961) • Dee Andros (1962–1964) • Stephen Musseau (1965–1967) • Y. C. McNease (1968–1969) • Don Robbins (1970–1973) • Ed Troxel (1974–1977) • Jerry Davitch (1978–1981) • Dennis Erickson (1982–1985) • Keith Gilbertson (1986–1988) • John L. Smith (1989–1994) • Chris Tormey (1995–1999) • Tom Cable (2000–2003) • Nick Holt (2004–2005) • Dennis Erickson (2006) • Robb Akey (2007– )
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