. ▁After ▁losing ▁a ▁close ▁ 4 1 – 3 8 ▁game ▁to ▁Louisiana ▁Te ch , ▁Hol t ' s ▁squad ▁lost ▁to ▁arch rival ▁Bo ise ▁State ▁in ▁a ▁ 7 0 – 3 5 ▁sh el lack ing ▁and ▁San ▁Jose ▁State ▁by ▁a ▁score ▁of ▁ 2 6 – 1 8 . ▁During ▁Hol t ' s ▁short ▁ten ure ▁as ▁head ▁football ▁coach ▁at ▁Id aho , ▁a ▁game ▁was ▁scheduled ▁between ▁the ▁V and als ▁and ▁his ▁former ▁Tro j ans ▁for ▁September ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁at ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Col ise um ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles . ▁ ▁Hol t ▁decided ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁offer ▁to ▁play ▁the ▁game ▁for ▁a ▁few ▁reasons : ▁it ▁offered ▁the ▁Id aho ▁V and als ▁an ▁opportunity ▁to ▁increase ▁program ▁visibility ▁to ▁rec ruits ▁in ▁the ▁region , ▁it ▁gave ▁the ▁V and als ▁a ▁rare ▁chance ▁to ▁play ▁on ▁national ▁television ▁and ▁get ▁national ▁expos ure ▁and ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Id aho ▁would ▁receive ▁$ 6 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Southern ▁California ▁for ▁the ▁appearance . ▁However , ▁despite ▁a ▁contract ▁that ▁ran ▁through ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁season , ▁Hol t ▁depart ed ▁after ▁just ▁two ▁seasons ▁and ▁a ▁ 5 – 1 8 ▁record ▁to ▁re join ▁P ete ▁Car roll ' s ▁staff ▁at ▁US C ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁def ensive ▁coordin ator / def ensive ▁line ▁coach ▁for ▁the ▁Tro j ans