smart move. you avoid the buyout because he was fired for cause. and you can get a jump on the rest of the country for the coaching search. usc fans better hope chip Kelly loses out.
they have a long history of only hiring from within the Trojan family. you'd think there would be some backlash to hiring another usc legacy, but you would have thought that the prior 10 times too.
pete and larry smith are the only two coaches the prior 50 years minimum (maybe even longer) with no usc connections. remember pete was their 4th choice and was a very unpopular hire with the fanbase.
Well, he's 67 for starters. Hasn't coached at all in about seven years and hasn't coached college ball in thirty years.