According to NFL insiders, USC head coach Pete Carroll has agreed in principle to a contract to become the head coach and team president of the Seattle Seahawks one day after the Seahawks fired their head coach Jim Mora.
Although the Seahawks are unable to officially sign a contract with Carroll until they satisfy the Rooney Rule, which they should do by today when they interview Vikings defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier, they are expected to announce their new head coach in a couple days.
This comes after the first season in 8 years in which Carroll's USC football team did not receive a bid to a BCS bowl game. After being on top of the national football world for years, the 2009 season marked the downfall of the USC dynasty in which they fell to 9-4 and #24 in the nation after ending in the top #10 for years. This was the first time in years in which they fell out of the Pac-10 race with a couple weeks left in the season.
This season also marked the first time in years that Carroll didn't go against his USC junior players opting to head to the NFL. It seems like quite a coincidence now that he himself is headed for the NFL to a team that possesses two 1st round picks in the 2010 NFL Draft.
And with the current controversy surrounding USC running back Joe McKnight and past USC basketball player O.J. Mayo, which also brought back questions about the controversy when Reggie Bush was still a Trojan, it seems even more questionable as to Carroll's motivation for leaving LA and heading to Seattle.
Don't worry though USC fans... Mike Garrett, athletic director for USC, has stated that he has a list of prospective head coaches for every sport including football, so USC will not be without a head coach for long.
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