15 Facts About Nick Holt

Nicholas Holt V was born on October 15,1962 and is an American football coach who is currently the assistant head coach and co-defensive coordinator at Abilene Christian.

Nick Holt was previously head coach of Skorpions Varese of the Federazione Italiana di American Football in 2020 and an offensive analyst for Texas Tech in 2021.

Nick Holt attended high school at Bellarmine College Preparatory in San Jose, California, where he played football and baseball and graduated in 1981.

Nick Holt enrolled at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, where he played linebacker and lettered for four years for the Tigers, redshirting in 1982 due to injury.

Nick Holt graduated from UOP in 1986 with a bachelor's degree in political economics.

In 1986, Nick Holt served as defensive coordinator at St Mary's High School in Stockton.

In 1990 Holt moved north to serve as the defensive line coach at Idaho under head coach John L Smith, then Chris Tormey.

Nick Holt returned to the Palouse and was hired as the head coach, signing a four-year contract at $205,000 per year.

Nick Holt decided to take the game because it offered an opportunity to increase visibility to recruits in the region as well earn Idaho $600,000 for the appearance.

However, despite a contract that ran through 2008, Nick Holt departed after two seasons to return to USC, 19 months before the game was played.

Sarkisian and Nick Holt coached their final game with the Trojans, the Rose Bowl, on January 1,2009.

On January 5,2009, Nick Holt accepted the position of defensive coordinator at Washington, taking over for Ed Donatell, who was not retained by Sarkisian.

Nick Holt was fired two days later, as were linebackers coach Mike Cox and safeties coach Jeff Mills.

On January 2,2013, Nick Holt was named defensive coordinator at Western Kentucky, under new head coach Bobby Petrino, hired by WKU after Willie Taggart left for South Florida.

Nick Holt followed Brohm to Purdue and was hired as defensive coordinator on January 2,2017.