Skip Holtz had been let go by Louisiana Tech before posting a 30-4 record in professional spring football.
Birmingham Stallions coach Skip Holtz speaks in the locker room after a United Football League game against the St. Louis Battlehawks on May 11, 2024, at Protective Stadium in Birmingham.Skip Holtz looks back at it now as “one of the best things that ever happened to” him. Birmingham Stallions fans might feel the same way.
“Working with these young men, helping them grow and develop, I’ve said a long time the thing that I love about coaching is the development,” Holtz said. “And you’ve got a group of young men who are in this league because they want to play football. They’re not prima donnas; they want film. Everybody makes the same money, and all they want, they want to get better. ‘Coach, help me get better.
“I was frustrated,” Holtz said. “It felt like we had a lot of success there as we went to, what, seven bowl games in a row. Won six of them in a row. We had a lot of success with a program that had never been to back-to-back bowls, so when I got fired, I felt like it was unfair, felt like it was unjust, and I had a little pity party.
“I told my wife I’m going to just go over and just meet with them,” Holtz said. “Let’s see what it’s going to be. I had some opportunities to stay in college, which really didn’t excite me at the time. I felt like I needed a fresh start. I felt like I needed something new. It was, I always say, when the student is ready, the teacher will appear. I was ready for something new. I was ready to get out of the college game a little bit with the frustration that I had leaving Louisiana Tech.
In 2023, the USFL returned for its second season, with play taking place in four cities. Birmingham remained one of the hubs, hosting the Stallions and New Orleans Breakers. The Stallions posted a 9-1 regular-season record and won the USFL championship again by
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