USF Bulls fire football coach Skip Holtz

   The University of South Florida will announce the firing of head football coach Skip Holtz Sunday afternoon according to an ESPN report.

   Holtz's Bulls went 16-21 during his three-year tenure with the school. The team lost nine its final 10 games this season which ended Saturday night with a 27-3 drubbing at the hands of Pittsburgh.

   The game was played at Raymond James Stadium.

   After the game when asked about his job, the 48-year-old coach was optimistic, but aware of the frustration surrounding the teams' subpar performance with him at the helm.

   "I understand the hard position that we've put a lot of people in," Holtz said. "But I would certainly like to be [back]. I'd like to see these young players develop into what I know that they can become."

   Holtz took over the program after the program's only head coach Jim Leavitt was fired for allegedly hitting a player at hightime during a 2009 game. In his three seasons, the Bulls struggled in the Big East, going 1-6 in the conference in the last two seasons.

   The firing comes just six months after Holtz received an extention by athletic director Doug Woolard. USF will pay Holtz $2.5 million over the remaining five years on his contract.