Thomas Holley changes commitment from Penn State to Florida
Lincoln's top football player changes mind after coach leaves to NFL
It was nearly one month ago that Thomas Holley announced his commitment to Penn State, but things changed when head coach Bill O’Brien left to coach the NFL’s Houston Texans. As a result, Holley has switched his commitment from Penn State to Florida, according to Derek Tyson of ESPN.
The problem was that after O’Brien left, Penn State’s defensive coach Larry Johnson went to Ohio State and Johnson was a big part of the reason why Holley choose Penn in the first place.
“I think it was just kind of hard for me to build a relationship with a coaching staff in two weeks, when I had spent 10 months building a relationship with the previous coaching staff,” Holley told ESPN. “It really came down to the why between Penn State and Florida. At Florida, I already had a great relationship with the coaching staff, so it made it an easier decision.”