Nick Holt Quotations

We finished that game with three freshmen, a true sophomore and a junior. It wasn't very good.

We should be better than we were last year. I'd be disappointed if we weren't showing improvement. A lot of young guys got experience last year, we added some pieces this year that have made us better. The longer guys spend in a system, the better they should get. We're not there yet, and we can get a lot better. But I think everyone's encouraged by the progress we're showing. Our next step is to turn the losses into wins. We need to get to a point where we're not happy just to be competitive.

Washington State is a good football team. They do a nice job running to the football, playing hard, pressuring and getting after you. Nevada has their work cut out for them.

I'm going to go work for a Vandal, that's very important.

Offensively, you can't give up seven sacks. You can't have nine (sic) tackles for loss. You've got to protect your quarterback better. You've got to run the ball better than minus-4 yards. You've got to be less predictable on second down. They are well-coached on defense. They got after us and they did exactly what you should do.

It's an opportunity I just couldn't turn down.

When you're a head coach who is rebuilding a program, it takes time to build from down in the bottom when you want to do it right.

He can throw the ball and he's accurate. He's a leader and he's competitive.

They already have film of us from last year. They know what we do, and we didn't know what they did until (Monday). So it probably balances out.

Leaving you guys is the hardest decision we made in our young career. You guys don't need me any more.