Skip Holtz will become offensive coordinator of a Division I-A team, UConn officials announced yesterday.

Lou Holtz, 61, was named South Carolina's head coach Friday, and announced yesterday he had asked his son to join his staff. Skip Holtz had served as offensive coordinator for his father at Notre Dame in 1992 and 1993 before taking over as the Huskies head coach in 1994.

Skip Holtz, 34, guided Connecticut to a school-record 10 wins this season before losing in the Division I-AA play-offs Saturday at top-ranked Georgia Southern. He compiled a winning percentage of .600 with a 34-23 record while head coach of the Huskies.

Skip Holtz's contract was to expire after next season.

Even before Lou Holtz accepted the position at South Carolina, there was talk of his son joining him, with the understanding that he would succeed his father in two to three years.

"There are no formal or informal guarantees for him," South Carolina athletics director Mike McGee said yesterday. "It's always helpful to have potential succession in a staff."