Brother John made a similar move when he fired Cam Cameron, his offensive coordinator, in mid-season because the Ravens offense while never stellar seemed stalled and ineffective.

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The move caught the attention of Samuel Beshers, the university's neuroscience program coordinator, who pointed Holmes application to a colleague in an e-mail.

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