The seventh grader, who has autisim and sometimes helps manage the Blue Devils, dressed out for the first time.

Both coaches then had a play drawn for him.

On the first play of the game, Holt took the handoff and ran yards toward the end zone.

Afterward his parents expressed their gratitude to the community for embracing their son in just three years' time.

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University System of Georgia Chancellor Sonny Perdue said joining neighboring states to form a new accreditation agency will “keep Georgia’s universities among the best in the nation." (Jason Getz/AJC)

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