Birmingham Stallions head coach Skip Holtz isn’t ruling out a return to college football, but he’s not chasing it, either.

On July 23, he spoke to the media at a UFL Youth Football Camp, where most questions focused on rumors of the Stallions’ possible relocation. Holtz said he’s operating under the assumption the team will return in 2026. As of Sunday, August 10, 2025, the Stallions’ future remains uncertain, with the UFL yet to announce which teams will relocate next season.

When asked if he has any itch to get back into the college ranks, Holtz replied:

“You know, I guess, never say never. You never know what the future holds… I put my faith in God, and you take the opportunities that you have as they come to you. I have had plenty of opportunities to go back to college, and just have not felt like it was right.”

The former Louisiana Tech head coach made it clear that the professional spring football challenge still drives him:

“The job that I have has excited me more than any other job that’s come across my desk… Probably one of the more enjoyable jobs I’ve ever had. So I’m not looking. It’s going to take a lot to get me away from a job that I’m really enjoying.”

Since spring football’s return in 2022, the three-time champion has turned the Stallions into the league’s gold standard. With a 39–8 overall record, a USFL Coach of the Year award in 2023, and three titles, each won with a different quarterback, Holtz has cemented his status as one of the greatest coaches in spring football history.

While the college carousel may continue to spin each offseason, Holtz says he’s comfortable right where he is:

“I still feel young, even though I may look the opposite. I’ve enjoyed what I’m doing… I am not reaching out. I am not trying to find something else. I’m really comfortable with the situation I have right now and the difference that we’re having the opportunity to make in Birmingham.”

Holtz’s most recent college role came in 2023, when he served as Special Assistant to the Head Coach at Northwestern. That season, the Wildcats went 8–5 and capped the year with a Las Vegas Bowl win.

There will be no shortage of college football openings after the 2025 season. Jimbo Fisher has made it clear he wants to return to the sidelines, while Jon Gruden recently told the Georgia Bulldogs he would “die to coach in the SEC.” Could we see big names like Holtz, Fisher, and Gruden make their way back to college coaching?

Skip Holtz Quote:

Do you have any itch to get back into coaching at the college level?

You know, I guess, never say, never. You know what I mean. You never know what the future holds. You know, who holds the future, and it’s not me. So I just put my faith in God, and you take the opportunities that you have as they as they come to you. I have had plenty of opportunities to go back to college, and just have not felt like it was right. The job that I have has excited me more than any other job that’s come across my desk. The challenges of putting together a spring League, a spring team, and putting together a football team and going to compete at a professional level is one that I got really excited about when I left Louisiana Tech, and as I said earlier, when I started this probably one of the more enjoyable jobs I’ve ever had. So I’m not looking it’s going to take a lot to get me away from a job that I’m really enjoying, I still feel young, even though I may look the opposite. I still feel young, and I’ve enjoyed what I’m doing. So I don’t know. We’ll see what happens as you go through hiring cycles, but I am not reaching out. I am not looking I am not trying to find something else. I’m really comfortable with the situation that I have right now and the difference that we’re having the opportunity to make in Birmingham.

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