Skip Holtz

Football coach Skip Holtz is heading to the University of South Florida

Sources close to the ECU football program told News 14 Carolina that Skip Holtz held a meeting with the team and announced he’s leaving to join USF. Skip Holtz has many ties to the area, including his parents, who live in Orlando, and his wife, who is from nearby Port Charlotte.

The move also puts Skip Holtz at the head of a BCS-eligible team in the Big East.

During his tenure at ECU, Holtz guided the Pirates to back-to-back Conference USA championships and two Liberty Bowl appearances.

He will take over for the recently fired Jim Leavitt.

Rolando McClain press conference

Rolando McClain, the 2009 Butkus Award winning linebacker at Alabama, held a press conference today and announced his intentions to enter the NFL Draft.

Ronaldo McClain's decision isn't a huge surprise, especially with Alabama winning the BCS title and his statement at the press conference in Tuscaloosa reflected that: "I'm going to leave the university pretty satisfied with what I've done here," McClain said.

McClain was the primary signal caller for the Tide's championship defense, he recorded 105 tackles and is considered the consensus No.1 overall linebacker in this draft class, as well as a sure-fire first round draft pick.

Currently, Ronaldo McClain is listed 10th best player on Mel Kiper's big board (1st overall linebacker, natch) and the seventh best overall player on Scouts, Inc's board.