5 possible long-term replacements for Les Miles at LSU

2.Skip Holtz

Lou’s son worked under his father at Notre Dame in the early 1990’s, then got his first head coaching job in 1994 at Connecticut. After a solid run there, 34-23 (.596 winning percentage), Holtz went back to work for his father as an assistant at South Carolina from 1999-2003.

Holtz moved on to become head coach at East Carolina for five seasons (2005-2009), with a 38-27 record and four bowl appearances (one win) over that span.

Holtz then moved on to become head coach at South Florida in 2010, but after and 8-5 record and a bowl in his first season things went downhill. A 5-7 mark in 2011 gave way to a 3-9 clip in 2012, and Holtz was fired after that season.

Louisiana Tech gave Holtz his next opportunity in 2013, and after a 4-8 record in his first season the Bulldogs won nine games in 2014 and 2015 with a bowl win to end each campaign.

Holtz’s experience and acumen clearly rests on offense, and he has a solid record as a head coach (111-90, 1-2 so far this season). His surname may not mean anything to today’s recruits, but it would be interesting to see what Holtz could do with better talent at a bigger school. LSU, obviously, can provide just such an opportunity.