Skip Holtz said Thursday that an agreement was in place for him to replace his father Lou Holtz as South Carolina head coach, but that a decision was made by USC to go in a different direction.
Instead of Skip Holtz, Steve Spurrier was named Gamecocks head coach at the end of the 2004 season.
“A decision was made and I had to deal with it,” Holtz said in a conference call with reporters on Thursday. “I don’t look back with a lot of regrets and ‘what ifs.’ ”
Holtz will be making his first return visit to Williams-Brice Stadium on Saturday when he brings his Louisiana Tech team to face the Gamecocks at 3:30 p.