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Colgate University Athletics

2018 Football Roster

Russell Hons
Yvonne Landis ‘86
Bob Cornell
Joy Ives
Joy Ives
Yvonne Landis ‘86
Rich Barnes
Rich Barnes
Brian Foley
Dan Ives

21 T.J. Holl

21 T.J. Holl

  • Position:
    Linebacker
  • Height:
    6-1
  • Weight:
    230
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Cranberry Township, Pa.
  • Previous Team:
    Seneca Valley
  • Major:
    Educational Studies

Summary

Biography

Career Statistics

Career
Games/Starts: 38/17
Colgate Debut: Sept. 19, 2015, vs. Yale
First Career Start: Oct. 29, 2016, vs. Holy Cross
Stats: 202 tackles, including 102 solo; 20 tackles-for-loss for minus-49 yards; 3½ sacks for minus-15 yards; two interceptions for 45 yards; three pass breakups; two fumble recoveries; two forced fumbles; one quarterback hurry; two blocked kicks.

Awards
2010-19 Colgate All-Decade Team
2018 All-America First Team (AFCA)
2018 All-America Third Team (Hero Sports)
2018 All-ECAC First Team
2018 Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year (Coaches, Phil Steele)
2018 All-Patriot League First Team (Coaches, Phil Steele)
2018 Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week (William & Mary, Cornell)
2018 Colgate Hal Lahar Defensive MVP
2018 Team Captain
2017 Hero Sports FCS National Defensive Player of the Week (Aug. 26)
2017 Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week (Aug. 26)

2018 (Senior)
Games/Starts: 12/12
Position: LB
Stats: Team tackle leader with 121, including 60 solo stops ... Ranked 15th nationally in total tackles ... Tied for team lead with 17 tackles-for-loss, accounting for minus-44 yards ... Added 3½ sacks for minus-15 yards ... One interception for 29 yards along with three pass breakups ... Two forced fumbles and one recovery ... One blocked kick and one quarterback hurry ... Part of Colgate defense that led nation in scoring defense at 9.3, total defense at 237.7 and pass efficiency defense with 88.77 rating ... Raiders led Patriot League and ranked seventh nationally in rushing defense at 100.8 ... Colgate in streaking to 9-0 start allowed just 29 points during that span and tied NCAA FCS record with five shutouts in one season ... The Raiders never trailed at any point during those first nine games ... Over seven-game stretch, Colgate allowed 3, 0, 0, 3, 0, 0 and 0 points ... After graduation, transferred to Louisville to play one final season.
Best Games: Twice matched career high for tackles with 18 against Cornell and then against Army of FBS ... Saved his best for last by combining for 27 tackles in two NCAA playoff games, including 16 at No. 1 North Dakota State ... Double-digit tackles in six games ... Opened season with 10 in 24-17 triumph over Holy Cross ... Set tone early in that game for rest of season with strip-sack-fumble that was scooped up by John Steffen for 7-yard TD return ... 12 tackles in 23-0 blanking at William & Mary ... Added sack-fumble against Tribe that set up early Raiders TD ... In addition to his 11 tackles against No. 6 James Madison, added 29-yard interception return as Colgate prevailed 23-20 on game's final play ... In 41-0 victory at Fordham that clinched Patriot League championship, Colgate posted season-high seven sacks that afternoon and set program record by holding Fordham to minus-50 rushing yards ... 28 total yards allowed that day marked third-fewest ... Closed Colgate career with 16 tackles, including career-high three TFLs, at No. 1 North Dakota State.
Coach Hunt on T.J.: "You can sum him up with two words: football player. He came in as a quarterback and realized he was part of a deep class and wasn't going to get to the field all that soon. He didn't come to me and say he wanted to play, he came and said, 'If I could help the team somewhere else, I will go play somewhere else.' We needed a linebacker and boy, oh, boy has he helped the team. If you could film a player on how to approach practice, game prep and playing the game of football, just follow him around. He's everywhere on the field, he wants to get better and he's extremely coachable being the son of a coach. He helps all of his teammates every day in practice and plays the game with a passion and an energy as high as anyone I've seen play here. Nobody I've been around plays the game harder than T.J. Holl, and that's the best compliment I can give."

2017 (Junior)
Games/Starts: 4/4
Position: LB
Stats: NCAA tackle leader through four games but missed remainder of season with injury ... Still finished fourth on team with 52 tackles, including 28 solo ... 2½ tackles-for-loss, accounting for minus-2 yards ... Part of Colgate defense that held opponents to 17.5 points per game -- lowest program average since 1981 ... Raider defense did not allow touchdown over season's final 15 quarters ... Raiders led Patriot League in rushing defense (115.0, 20th nationally) and scoring defense.
Best Games: Opened season with 16 tackles in 20-17 win over No. 23 Cal Poly to earn national and Patriot League recognition ... Career-high 18 tackles, including 11 solo, at FBS Buffalo ... Nine tackles against both No. 9 Richmond and Furman ... Posted 1½ TFLs against Richmond and another one at Buffalo.

2016 (Sophomore)
Games/Starts: 10/1
Position: LB
Stats: 19 tackles, including five solo; assisted on one tackle-for-loss for minus-3 yards; one interception with 16-yard return; one fumble recovery; one blocked kick; one quarterback hurry ... Easily led squad in special teams tackles, with more than double next closest teammate.
Best Games: Career-high five tackles against Cornell ... Four tackles at No. 7 Richmond ... Three tackles apiece in wins over Holy Cross and Lafayette ... Holy Cross game was first collegiate start ... First career interception came on highlight-reel play at Yale ... Turned it into 16-yard return in Colgate's 55-13 victory ... Added fumble recovery and blocked punt that was returned for Colgate touchdown in season-ending 38-10 triumph over Georgetown.

2015 (First Year)
Games/Starts: 12/0
Position: LB
Stats: Contributed 10 tackles, including eight (six solo) on special teams.
Best Games: Earned playing time in third game against Yale and played in every game thereafter ... Best tackle game was two in 49-42 victory over Lehigh that clinched Patriot League championship ... Single tackles in eight other games, including all three NCAA playoff appearances.

Before Colgate
Seneca Valley High School ... Lettered three years under his father, head coach Don Holl ... Senior season team captain.
Position: QB/LB
Stats: For his career, passed for 3,822 yards and 25 touchdowns, and rushed for 1,166 yards and 19 TDs ... Added four touchdown receptions and six interceptions ... Accounted for more than 5,000 total yards and 50 touchdowns ... Passed for 1,440 yards and 11 TDs, and rushed for 315 yards and four touchdowns in season cut short by injury … Added 38 tackles.
Honors: Nominated for Big 33 and PSFCA East-West Game … All-State by Pennsylvania Football News, Pennsylvania Football Writers Association and Western PA Football.net ... Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Fab 22, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Terrific 25, Butler Eagle Sweet 16 and WPIAL AAAA All-Conference.
Get to Know: Also played basketball ... Varsity Club.

Personal
Born: Thomas Joseph Holl in Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania.
Family: Parents are Don and Geri Holl ... Has two brothers and two sisters ... His father was a running back at Navy; his older brother, Donny, played football at Mercyhurst; and his younger brother, Jacob, is a current Mercyhurst football player.
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Historical Player Information

  • 9

    2015First Year

    Linebacker
    6'1" 195 lbs
    9
  • 9

    2016Sophomore

    Linebacker
    6'1" 220 lbs
    9
  • 21

    2017Junior

    Linebacker
    6'1" 230 lbs
    21
  • 21
    C

    2018Senior

    Linebacker
    6'1" 230 lbs
    21
    C