Holder, a 6-2, 190-pound receiver from Streamwood who gave a verbal commitment to the Huskies back in June, admits he thought about opening up his recruiting when Doeren took the North Carolina State job the day after winning his second consecutive Mid-American Conference championship.

There was also the fact Holder also saw the coach who recruited him, Ryan Nielsen, and wide receivers coach Frisman Jackson leave DeKalb to join Doeren in Raleigh, N.C.