Stu Holt
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Current position | |
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Title | Special Teams coordinator Assistant Head coach-Offense Running Backs coach |
Team | Virginia Tech |
Conference | ACC |
Annual salary | $500,000 |
Biographical details | |
Born | December 1972 (age 49) Hamptonville, North Carolina |
Alma mater | University of North Carolina (1995) Western Carolina University (2000) |
Playing career | |
1992–1995 | North Carolina |
Position(s) | Long snapper |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1996 | Norwich (STC/LB) |
1997 | Mainland HS (FL) (RB) |
1998–1999 | Western Carolina (GA) |
2000 | Cumberland (STC/DL) |
2001 | Bethune–Cookman (STC/ILB) |
2002–2003 | New Smyrna Beach HS (FL) |
2004 | Western Kentucky (RB) |
2005 | Western Kentucky (STC/RB) |
2006–2008 | Western Kentucky (RB) |
2009 | Western Kentucky (STC/RB) |
2010 | Tennessee State (RB) |
2011 | Western Kentucky (RGC/TE) |
2012 | Western Kentucky (TE) |
2013 | South Florida (STC) |
2014 | South Florida (STC/TE) |
2015 | Appalachian State (RB) |
2016–2018 | Appalachian State (STC/RB) |
2019–2021 | Louisville (STC/TE) |
2022–present | Virginia Tech (AHC/STC/RB) |
Stu Holt (born December 1972) is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the running backs coach and special teams coordinator for Virginia Tech, coaching under first-year head coach Brent Pry. Holt is also the assistant head coach-offense for the Hokies. He played college football for North Carolina from 1992–1995.[1]
Playing Career[]
Holt played for North Carolina under Mac Brown from 1992 to 1995, as a long snapper for the Tar Heels.
Coaching Career[]
Early Coaching Career[]
Holt began his coaching career at Norwich University in 1996 as the team’s special teams coordinator and linebackers coach. In 1997 he worked as a running backs coach at Mainland High School in Florida. From 1998 to 1999 he worked as a graduate assistant at Western Carolina. In he worked with the defensive line and special teams at Cumberland. In 2001 he was at Bethune-Cookman as the inside linebackers and special teams coach. The following two years he served as the head coach at New Smyrna Beach H.S. in New Smyrna Beach, Florida.
Western Kentucky[]
From 2004 to 2009 Holt coached at Western Kentucky, as the team's running backs coach where he also worked as the team's special teams coordinator in 2005 and 2009. In 2010 he spent one year as the running backs coach with one season at Tennessee State before returning to Western Kentucky. In 2011[2] and 2012 he coached tackles and tight ends for Western Kentucky.
USF[]
Holt spent 2013 and 2014 at the University of South Florida,[3] where he was serving as the Bulls' tight ends coach and special teams coordinator. He was originally hired at USF as director of player personnel in 2013 but ultimately was made the team's special teams coordinator prior to the 2013 season. Holt was nominated for the Broyles Award at the end of the season after USF's special teams improved in almost every statistical category even with the loss of key performers. In 2014 he added the responsibility of coaching the tight ends for the Bulls.
Appalachian State[]
In 2015 Holt became the running backs coach for Appalachian State[4],[5] in 2016 he added the special teams duties which held until 2018.
Louisville[]
Holt followed Scott Satterfield and was hired as the tight ends coach and special teams coordinator at Louisville in December of 2018.[6] [7]He coached at Louisville until the end of the 2021 season.[8]
Virginia Tech[]
Brent Pry announced on December 10, 2021 that Stu Holt would join his staff and serve as the special teams coordinator/running backs coach for the Virginia Tech Hokies.[9]
References[]
- ^ "Stu Holt File". Virginia Tech Athletics. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ^ "Brief: Stu Holt rejoins WKU football staff". Bowling Green Daily News. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
- ^ "Bresnahan highest-paid of Taggart's assistants". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 2022-01-07.
- ^ Journal, Brant Wilkerson-New/Winston-Salem. "Stu Holt: It's a pretty special deal to be at App State". Winston-Salem Journal. Retrieved 2022-01-07.
- ^ "Report: Stu Holt headed to Appalachian State". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 2022-01-07.
- ^ "Satterfield adds Ledford, Holt as assistants". ESPN.com. 2018-12-18. Retrieved 2022-01-07.
- ^ "Dwayne Ledford and Stu Holt both joining Louisville football staff officially". Big Red Louie. 2018-12-18. Retrieved 2022-01-07.
- ^ "These two coaches are no longer with the Louisville football coaching staff". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2022-01-07.
- ^ Niziolek, Mike. "Virginia Tech hires Louisville assistant Stu Holt as special teams coordinator, offensive assistant". Roanoke Times. Retrieved 2022-01-07.
- 1972 births
- Living people
- North Carolina Tar Heels football players
- Western Carolina University alumni
- Norwich Cadets football coaches
- Western Carolina Catamounts football coaches
- Cumberland Phoenix football coaches
- Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football coaches
- Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football coaches
- South Florida Bulls football coaches
- Appalachian State Mountaineers football coaches
- Louisville Cardinals football coaches
- Virginia Tech Hokies football coaches
- Players of American football from North Carolina
- Coaches of American football from North Carolina