USFL head coach Skip Holtz has agreed to become the new special assistant to the head coach at Northwestern this season, ESPN reported Monday. The post is temporary and won't impact Holtz's duties with the Birmingham Stallions, per the report.
LOS ANGELES, JANUARY 20, 2022 — The United States Football League (USFL), a new professional football league launching Saturday, April 16, today announced it has filled two more head coach positions.
Louisiana Tech has hired Sonny Cumbie to replace Skip Holtz as its new head football coach. Cumbie will continue to coach Texas Tech through its bowl game.
He's 64–49 at Louisiana Tech, and had seven straight bowl appearances entering the year. Louisiana Tech football is moving on from coach Skip Holtz after a largely successful nine-year stint in Ruston.
Louisiana Tech has one game remaining in what has been a disappointing season, and it will the last with the program for Skip Holtz. Holtz will not return to Louisiana Tech in 2022.