Dec 11, 2004

Holtz Ready to Shine

Even through the phone line, you can hear Skip Holtz's excitement at again being in control of a team as he prepares to take over as East Carolina's new head coach.

"This is what I want to do," Holtz said this week from his new office. "I walked away from it, my own choice, but I always knew I was going to get back into it."

That wasn't always so certain to people outside South Carolina's program. ...

After the Gamecocks fell to Clemson 63-17 to close the 2003 season, Lou Holtz fired four longtime assistants and grabbed control of the attack from his son. It was a stunning demotion for any trusted staffer, let alone a namesake.

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