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Monroe News-Star became the head coach in 2013. He went 4-8 during that first campaign, but it proved to be&nbsp;his only losing season through his first seven seasons leading the program.&nbsp;From 2014-19, Holtz went 52-28 at LA Tech. In 2016, he won the Conference USA Coach of the Year as he went&nbsp;9-5 with a victory in the . In 2019, Holtz enjoyed his first 10-win season at LA Tech going 10-3 with an win.Holtz has taken to six bowl games in his first seven seasons, and the Bulldogs are 6-0 in those bowl games.Here is some basic information about Skip Holtz:&nbsp;Here are five more things to know about Louisiana Tech football head coach Skip Holtz.&nbsp;Louisiana Tech approved a in September 2020.&nbsp;The new five-year contract pays Holtz $4.025 million. He earns $700,000 in 2020, $775,000 in 2021 then $850,000 from 2022-25.&nbsp;There is a clause in the contract that automatically adds a one-year extension for an eight-win season.&nbsp;"All of the extra money will be coming through private philanthropy," said&nbsp;, the Louisiana Tech athletics director at the time. "There’s still money that we have to accrue and raise, but we want to compensate him to a level that’s deserving.&nbsp;It was time to focus to redo his deal, a new five-year deal with a competitive increase in pay."The contract also includes bonuses for a conference championship ($25,000), earning conference coach of the year ($25,000), a bowl game appearance ($25,000), an Academic Progress Rate of 970 or higher by the football team ($45,000), earning national coach of the year ($50,000), and making the College Football Playoff ($100,000).&nbsp;Skip Holtz contract: is most known for being the Notre Dame football head coach from 1986-96. He went 100-30 overall during those 11 seasons, and he guided the Fighting Irish to the during a 12-0 season.&nbsp;Before coaching at , Lou Holtz was the&nbsp;head football coach at William &amp; Mary, North Carolina State, Arkansas, and Minnesota. He finished his college football coaching career at from 1999-2004.&nbsp;Lou Holtz became an ESPN college football analyst after his coaching career.&nbsp;Holtz family:Skip Holtz played split end/flanker at Notre Dame in the 1986 season, and he wore No. 80, . He gained 1 rushing yard on one&nbsp;attempt during the 1986 season, which Notre Dame went 5-6 overall.&nbsp;Holtz earned a bachelor's degree in business management in 1986.&nbsp;He transferred to Notre Dame in 1984 after first attending in Notre Dame, Indiana, for two years.&nbsp;Holtz returned to Notre Dame as an assistant coach from 1990-93. He served as receivers coach in 1990 and 1991 and became the offensive coordinator for the 1992 and 1993 seasons.&nbsp;Skip Holtz is married to Jennifer Holtz. They have three children&nbsp;— Louis Leo "Trey" Holtz III, Chad Fitzgerald Holtz, and Hailey Elizabeth Holtz.&nbsp; is the&nbsp;inside receivers coach on the LA Tech football coaching staff. He played quarterback at Texas from 2012-16. played basketball at Notre Dame for one season in 2015-16.&nbsp;Trey Holtz:Skip Holtz took his first head coaching job at , where he went 34-28 from 1994-98.&nbsp;Holtz became a head coach again at in 2005. The Pirates went 5-6 overall his opening year.&nbsp;He stayed at ECU from 2005-09, and he took the team to four bowl games and went 38-27 overall.&nbsp;In 2010, Holtz became the head coach at and went 8-5 with a win in the Meineke Car Care Bowl during his first season. He followed that with a pair of losing seasons to finish his three-year USF tenure at 16-21 overall.&nbsp;Before becoming a head coach, Holtz was an assistant coach at (1987-88), (1988), Notre Dame (1990-93), and South Carolina (1999-2004).&nbsp;Here is a link to the on the Louisiana Tech website.&nbsp;Erik Hall is the lead digital producer for sports with the USA Today Network. You can find him on Twitter .

Monroe News-Star became the head coach in 2013. He went 4-8 during that first campaign, but it proved to be&nbsp;his only losing season through his first seven seasons leading the program.&nbsp;From 2014-19, Holtz went 52-28 at LA Tech. In 2016, he won the Conference USA Coach of the Year as he went&nbsp;9-5 with a victory in the . In 2019, Holtz enjoyed his first 10-win season at LA Tech going 10-3 with an win.Holtz has taken to six bowl games in his first seven seasons, and the Bulldogs are 6-0 in those bowl games.Here is some basic information about Skip Holtz:&nbsp;Here are five more...

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