September 13, 2021 6:44 pm ET. TIMES STAFF WRITER . Carroll himself got his first two assistant jobs (at Pacific and Arkansas) through a U of P mentor. [64] These sanctions have been criticized by some NCAA football writers,[66][67][68][69] including ESPN's Ted Miller, who wrote, "It's become an accepted fact among informed college football observers that the NCAA sanctions against USC were a travesty of justice, and the NCAA's refusal to revisit that travesty are [sic] a massive act of cowardice on the part of the organization. Shifting to college football with USC, he revitalized the struggling program into a top-ranked contender. They tried to make it out like it was something else. The letter: Henderson wrote a letter to Rockne during Notre Dames famed unbeaten 1924 season stating the Trojans would welcome a chance to play the Irish.
Pete Carroll Downplays Report Wilson Tried to Have Him Fired [15][22], Carroll was named the Trojans' head coach on December 15, 2000, signing a five-year contract after USC had gone through a tumultuous 18-day search to replace fired coach Paul Hackett. [154] Wilson and the Seahawks were blanked in the 017 loss for the first time since he became their starting quarterback, completing just 20 of 40 passes for 161 yards and two interceptions. "[82] On the morning of January 9, 2010, Carroll reportedly came to agreement with the Seahawks on a five-year contract that would appoint him as head coach. During his tenure, USC broke its average home attendance record four times in a row (they play at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum); the USC home attendance average in 2001, his first season, was 57,744; by 2006, it was over 91,000. February 25, 2022 10:50 am PT. Pete Carroll's old offensive coordinator, Lane Kiffin, was fired on the tarmac in 2013 and replaced by Steve Sarkisian. He was on the hot seat in 2014, but not until USC was humiliated by Arizona State 62-41 the Trojans seventh loss in their last 11 games Sept. 28, 2015, did athletic director Pat Haden wield the axe. The bad: Sarkisian was fired five games into the 2015 season after repeated incidents of him appearing intoxicated on the job that included a preseason booster event and odd behavior during a game. 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USC coaching candidates: Luke Fickell, Bob Stoops, Chris Petersen among Likewise, he also used to coach at USC (University of South Carolina). [92] Carroll's record was enough to post the team's second playoff berth, and the Seahawks won their Wild Card Round game on the road against the Washington Redskins and fellow rookie quarterback Robert Griffin III, 2414.
Pete Carroll: I've been here a long time, I probably wouldn't have Heading to San Francisco for their second match-up against their divisional foe, the Seahawks were consensus best in NFC, posting an 111 record. Orgeron had been a popular assistant under Hackett and Carroll going back to 1998. [5] [6], After high school, Carroll attended junior college at the nearby College of Marin, where he played football for two years (lettering in his second year) before transferring to the University of the Pacific,[7] where he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. Losses at home to UCLA, Oregon State and Utah bolstered that perception, and Lincoln Riley, 38, was hired away from Oklahoma as the next Trojans head coach. Speaking with the Los Angeles Times in a Q&A session, Carroll praised USC as a great place to play and coach but said it was always going to be tough to follow his staff's success at the school. [133] The team finished second in the NFC West but missed out on the playoffs for only the second time in Carroll's time with the Seahawks. There was such a bitterness. Carroll shared injury updates on several players, plus spoke on potential changes. [119] After losing at home on Sunday Night Football to the division leading Cardinals, Seattle sat at 45. "[114], The 2015 offseason was one full of criticism for Carroll, Wilson, and offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell after the ending of Super Bowl XLIX. [145] They ended the season with a 124 record and won their first division title since 2016, but lost to the Los Angeles Rams in the Wild Card Round. The legacy: Hackett recruited well and left the roster stacked for the next coach, Pete Carroll, who within two years restored USCs winning tradition. The tumble: Hacketts teams got progressively worse, and he was fired after three seasons. [51], When originally hired, Carroll signed a five-year contract worth approximately $1 million annually. The next day, a guy called me from China and asked, What happened, Coach?, On firing up players before a game: Emotion is highly overrated in football. Rick Neuheisel, Jim Mora, Dave Wannstedt and Mike Stoops discuss questions facing USC leaders as the Trojans compete with LSU for a new coach. We know we've fought hard to do right. Seahawks Pete Carroll hired new Bucs offensive coordinator Dave Canales as an assistant strength coach and video assistant while still at USC in 2009. The bad: Kiffin was perceived as immature and found himself embroiled in controversies involving deflated footballs, switched jersey numbers and rotating quarterbacks. [17][24][28] The USC Athletic Department received 2,500 e-mails, faxes and phone calls from alumnimostly criticaland a number of donors asking for Carroll's removal before they would donate again. USC coach Larry Smith holds the Rose Bowl trophy over his head after a win over Michigan on Jan. 1, 1990. Pete Carroll, who led USC to back-to-back national championships in 2003 and 2004, left the program to coach the Seattle Seahawks before the sanctions were handed down, and USC was forced. Prior to entering coaching, Richard was a cornerback at USC under Seahawks coach Pete Carroll.
Pete Carroll - Seattle Seahawks 2004 USC Coaching Staff Head Coach: Pete Carroll (13-0) Offensive Coordinator: Norm Chow Defensive Coordinator: Other Assistant Coaches: Lane Kiffin (WR Coach) Ed Oregeron (AHC/DL/RC) Best Players on the 2004 USC Football Team QB Matt Leinart QB Matt Cassel RB Lendale White RB Reggie Bush WR Dwayne Jarrett WR Steve Smith LB Matt Grootegoed
"An Exciting Opportunity" & Other Things We Learned From John Schneider [15] His success with the Vikings led to his hiring by the New York Jets, where he served as defensive coordinator under Bruce Coslet for four seasons (199093).
USC Football: The Top Coaches in the Trojans' History USC struggled in Barrys only season, a year in which he also coached the Trojans basketball and baseball teams. [104] It was later dubbed the Immaculate Deflection. [107], The following season, the Seahawks started off their quest to repeat as champions with a 3616 defeat of the Green Bay Packers on Thursday Night Football in the first game of the NFL season. Carroll was repeatedly approached regarding vacant head coach positions in the NFL beginning in 2002. [7] When Bruce moved on to Ohio State University, he again hired Carroll to coach the secondary. February 28, 2023 9:00 am PT. After they lost to the Tulane Green Wave in the Cotton Bowl, the one with the biggest. USC coach Pete Carroll celebrates after a win over Boston College in the Emerald Bowl on Dec. 26, 2009. He was inducted into the charter class of the Redwood High School Athletic Hall of Fame in April 2009. [175], Carroll favorably compared college recruiting to any other competition, and enjoys the ability to recruit talent, which he was unable to do in the NFL. Im mad that, during its most important times, the most enduring football institution in this city sometimes acts as though it discovered the game only last week. Carroll hadnt coached in the college ranks in 17 years and was perceived as too nice to succeed. He agreed to a contract extension in December 2005. The Seahawks ended the regular season with a revengeful win against Arizona, beating the NFC West champions 366 on the road. Autographed Game-Used Pete Carroll My Cause My Cleats vs . No successor champion was designated, and there is no BCS champion for the 20042005 college football season. Hed been mentored by the best - Bill Walsh, Tom Landry, Marty Schottenheimer and Robinson and was highly regarded as the Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator and as a USC assistant during its 1978 co-national championship season.