Category: Sport
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USC’s athletic director leaves Pete Carroll’s news conference without uttering a word about the coach or the future of the program. USC’s athletic director leaves Pete Carroll’s news conference without uttering a word about the coach or the future of the program.
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Jack Del Rio, Chris Petersen and Mike Bellotti are believed to be among candidates to succeed Pete Carroll as Trojans coach. By the time Pete Carroll officially said goodbye Monday, USC was in its third day of trying to find his successor.
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Here’s more detail on Jack Del Rio and USC. He has not accepted the job but was presented with a contract.
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USC would be hardpressed to do a worse job filling out its coaching staff than the Seattle Seahawks. The idea that Jeremy Bates is basically in control of the offense (with hiring power!). Is that what Seattle is paying Pete Carroll $6.5-7 million a year for?
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Jacksonville Jaguars coach Jack Del Rio was sent a contract by USC tonight to become the next football coach. Now comes the tricky part: If Del Rio takes the job, he forfeits more than $15 million in salary from the Jaguars. If Jacksonville fires him, they must pay him the money. Why would Jacksonville fire…
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Is it possible to hire a football coach without interviewing them? At USC, the answer is, yes.
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Now we hear that USC offensive line coach Pat Ruel will not go to Seattle because Jeremy Bates wants to make his own hire for the position. Again, is this the recipe for NFL success?
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Jeremy Bates will be the Seattle Seahawks offensive coordinator and call plays for Pete Carroll next season, which means he will actually have more power than he did at USC. This is Carroll’s recipe for NFL success?
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The former U.S.C. coach says the challenge of taking over in Seattle and not an impending N.C.A.A. investigation into the Trojans’ program is what led to his departure.
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What we’ve heard from one source (purportedly) close to the program: Jack Del Rio as the new head coach, bringing Kennedy Pola and Norm Chow with him (no word on Orgeron). And perhaps the bigger story, Garrett to be replaced by Rich McKay, son of USC coaching legend John McKay. Stay tuned as we try…
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