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Published Jul 17, 2022

How four-star TE Chico Holt became a Wildcat

Michael Fitzpatrick • WildcatReport

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Think about Chico Holt's options when he committed to Northwestern on June 23.

He had an offer from Texas, the home-state school and a college football blueblood. He took an official visit to Michigan, the Big Ten champion that played in the College Football Playoff last season. He took another one to Wisconsin, a program that has had two tight ends drafted over the last four years.

Yet he picked a Wildcat program that finished 3-9 and had the 125th-ranked scoring offense in the nation in 2021.

We talked to him about why.

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