– 1 9 9 3 ; ▁def ensive ▁coordin ator , ▁ 1 9 9 4 – 1 9 9 7 ) ▁under ▁John ▁L . ▁Smith ▁and ▁Chris ▁T orm ey . ▁From ▁ 2 0 0 1 – 2 0 0 3 , ▁Hol t ▁served ▁as ▁line back ers ▁coach ▁at ▁US C ▁under ▁P ete ▁Car roll ▁and ▁helped ▁develop ▁the ▁lik es ▁of ▁L of a ▁Tat up u , ▁D arn ell ▁B ing , ▁Col lin ▁As ht on ▁and ▁others ▁who ▁helped ▁the ▁Tro j ans ▁capture ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁national ▁championship ▁and ▁begin ▁their ▁run ▁of ▁domin ance ▁under ▁P ete ▁Car roll ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 s . ▁Hol t ▁signed ▁a ▁four - year ▁contract ▁with ▁Id aho ▁that ▁paid ▁him ▁$ 2 0 5 , 0 0 0 ▁per ▁year . ▁ ▁On ▁June ▁ 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Id aho ▁would ▁leave ▁the ▁Sun ▁B elt ▁Conference ▁and ▁join ▁the ▁more ▁ge ograph ically - friend ly ▁Western ▁Athlet ic ▁Conference ▁beginning ▁in ▁fall ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁ ▁The ▁V and als ▁went ▁ 3 – 9 ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁which ▁was ▁their ▁last ▁season ▁in ▁the ▁Sun ▁B elt ▁Conference . ▁They ▁began ▁the ▁Hol t ▁era ▁by ▁losing ▁to ▁arch rival ▁Bo ise ▁State ▁by ▁a ▁score ▁of ▁ 6 5 – 7 ▁on