Rivals.com is reporting that Lane Kiffin, after just one year at Tennessee (going 7-6, leading them to the Chick-fil-A Bowl), is jetting to the West-Coast to coach USC after the departure of Pete Carroll to the Seattle Seahawks.
Kiffin, who was a USC assistant for Carroll from 2001-2006, was met with a fair degree of controversy in his previous head coaching jobs with the Oakland Raiders and the Tennessee Volunteers. It appears USC is willing to overlook those shortcomings in favor of Kiffin's upside.
A younger version of Pete Carroll to a certain extend, Kiffin is energetic, outgoing, and a good recruiter - all attributes that USC values tremendously. Kiffin vacancy at Tennessee leaves the school searching for its second coach in as many years.
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