GRAND FORKS — Former UND defensive coordinator Brett Holinka resigned from his position in Grand Forks in February without a new job in hand.
On Thursday, Holinka was listed as a cornerbacks coach on the athletics website of St. Thomas, which began Division I play in the non-scholarship Pioneer League in 2021.
Holinka, a former UND linebacker, was an inside linebackers coach at St. Thomas from 2010-12.
St. Thomas' offensive coordinator is former UND quarterback and Grand Forks Central star Jake Landry.
Following the departure of Holinka, UND promoted safeties coach Joel Schwenzfeier to defensive coordinator and then added former Northern State head coach Tom Dosch.
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Holinka had been UND's defensive coordinator since January of 2020 following the departure of Eric Schmidt, who now coaches at the University of Washington.
In 2022, Holinka's UND defense gave up 30.8 points per game, finishing ninth of 11 teams in scoring defense in the Missouri Valley Football Conference. UND gave up 398.5 yards per game, which ranked 75th in the FCS.
UND finished the 2022 season 7-5, losing at Weber State in the first round of the FCS playoffs.
St. Thomas finished 2022 at 10-1, losing 44-13 to Southern Utah in its only game against a scholarship FCS program.
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