and was bowl-eligible in October, but lost three straight in November before winning the Apple Cup to finish the regular season at 7–5. The five losses were not close games, with copious points and yardage yielded on defense, including 65 points at Stanford, with most of the damage coming from the Cardinal running game, not quarterback Andrew Luck. At the Alamo Bowl, the Huskies faced Baylor, with Heisman Trophy winner Robert Griffin III at quarterback. Similar to the Stanford game, the Huskies generally contained the high-profile quarterback, but were soundly beaten by the rest of the offense. Despite scoring eight touchdowns on offense, the Huskies gave up 67 points and 777 yards on defense, and lost by 11 points. Holt was fired two days later, as were linebackers coach Mike Cox and safeties coach Jeff Mills. All three coaches had contracts through the 2012 season, totaling over $1 million. Cornerbacks coach Demetrice Martin left the staff two weeks earlier for UCLA under new head coach Jim Mora. Johnny Nansen, defensive line and special teams, was the only defensive coach remaining on the UW staff at the end of 2011. The three released coaches were given lump sum payments for the 2012 season: Holt ($650,004), Cox ($220,008), Mills ($155,004). Cox went to Kansas State as the linebackers coach and Mills to New Mexico as defensive coordinator. Arkansas In August 2012, Holt was named the on-campus recruiting coordinator at Arkansas, under new head coach John L. Smith. The position was previously held by Jessica Dorrell, the mistress of fired head coach Bobby Petrino, at a salary of $55,735 per year. Holt was scheduled to receive similar compensation. Western Kentucky On January 2, 2013, Holt was named defensive coordinator at Western Kentucky, under new head coach Bobby Petrino, hired by WKU after Willie Taggart left for South Florida. Holt and Petrino served together on Smith's staff at Idaho in 1990 and 1991 and again at Louisville in 1998. After Petrino left following the 2013 season, Holt turned down the offer to follow Petrino to Louisville. Holt would serve the next 3 seasons under Jeff Brohm. On December 5, 2016, Brohm was hired by Purdue, and Holt was promoted to interim head coach for the 2016 Boca Raton Bowl. Holt's Hilltoppers defeated the Memphis Tigers 51–31. Holt was considered a candidate for the full-time head coaching job, but when Western Kentucky hired Mike Sanford