LSU fake field goal

[JugglingReferee]

Originally Posted by BoBo

LSU lines up for field goal.
Snapped to holder.
Kicker then begins to run around the right while the holder remains on the ground (with his knee contacting the ground)
Holder then flips ball over his shoulder and kicker catches it and then runs in for a touchdown.

QUESTION????
Once the kicker leaves his position as an apparent kicker is the holder down because he has a knee on the ground??
To make this play legal does the holder need to rise to get his knee off the ground???

CANADIAN RULING:

The holder must lift his knee off the ground to legally throw the ball. In our game, the R would have blown this play down with no points scored.