Eagler read article again. You can't spike from a long snap, according to the refs. There's an audio link to the right which explains it.
The holder did the right thing. And the linemen (specifically #65) did the wrong thing. Of course none of it would have mattered if the refs had made the right call. A festival of stupidity.
Can you imagine if #69 had managed to haul that in for the TD? It would have been one of the greatest plays in history. Okeafor did a good job covering him, because the throw was on the money.