[20][21], Even though several NFL teams approached him with defensive coordinator positions, Carroll instead spent the 2000 season as a consultant for pro and college teams, doing charitable work for the NFL, and writing a column about pro football for CNNSI.com. As of June 7, 2011, USC still retains the, As a result of the 2011 NCAA sanctions imposed on Southern Cal because of the ineligibility of Reggie Bush, all twelve of the Trojans' regular season victories were vacated, including eight Pac-10 conference victories, as well as the Rose Bowl loss, See also Eskenazi, Gerald (1998) GANG GREEN: An Irreverent Look Behind The Scenes At Thirty-Eight (well, Thirty-Seven) Seasons Of New York Jets Football Futility (New York: Simon & Schuster), 2003 USC Trojans footballAP national champions, 2004 USC Trojans footballAP national champions (BCS / Coaches Poll vacated), University of Southern California athletics scandal, List of National Football League head coaches with 50 wins, "Carroll could join rare company with Super Bowl title", "Seattle Seahawks defense leads NFL in fewest points allowed for 4th year in row", "Tour of Pete Carroll's home uncovers essence of Seahawks' coach", "Ed Orgeron says Pete Carroll 'wanted to coach at LSU', "Sigma Alpha Epsilon - Facts and History", "Orange Bowl - Oklahoma vs Arkansas Box Score, January 2, 1978", "1994 New York Jets Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees", "Going Pro: College Football Coaches Historically Struggle in the NFL", "Pete Carroll Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks", "For Pete's Sake, USC, Why Did You Do It? Coaching Career: 1994-2021. He received a significant raise after the 2002 season and earned close to $3 million in the 2004 season, which ended with USC winning the BCS title in January 2005. Carroll himself got his first two assistant jobs (at Pacific and Arkansas) through a U of P mentor. 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. As USC looks forward to a new era under new head coach Lincoln Riley, let's look at the 17 coaches in the modern era of Trojans football who produced a record of 792-317-40 with 11 national. USC coach John Robinson, center, looks on as the Trojans score a touchdown against UNLV on Oct. 4, 1997. TIMES STAFF WRITER . In a move that has been expected since Shane Steichen accepted the Colts' head coaching job, Brian Johnson has been promoted from quarterbacks coach to offensive . A year later Hill was traded to the Washington Senators, and his replacement in the Yankees outfield was Joe DiMaggio. [7] When Bruce moved on to Ohio State University, he again hired Carroll to coach the secondary. February 28, 2023 5:58 pm ET. 1 but then we were No. getting fired midway through the 2021 season. [136] On October 14, 2018, Carroll reached win number 91 over the Oakland Raiders, becoming the Seahawks' all-time wins leader (including postseason), passing Mike Holmgren with a record of 91561 at that point. After getting fired as head coach of the NFL's New England Patriots, Pete Carroll spent a year out of football studying John Wooden and his success as UCLA basketball's coach. He was 57. The final straw came when Sarkisian acted strangely at a team meeting, then left campus before practice began. The good: With his gravelly Louisiana drawl, Orgeron sounds like a coach on Henry Winklers staff in The Waterboy. The Trojans players loved it. Brad Idzik, Assistant WR 2022 Football Coaching Staff. February 28, 2023 9:00 am PT. Haden immediately put him on indefinite leave, then fired him the next day. [202] Jaime Carroll started attending USC in the fall of 2000, several months before her father was hired as football coach; she was a player on the Women of Troy's women's volleyball team. If we win our games and we're out there and they want us to go somewhere else, then we'll go. Carroll. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Pete Carroll Executive VP of Football Operations/Head Coach College: University of Pacific Experience: 27 years Biography Named head coach on January 11, 2010, Pete Carroll became the. [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. Pete Carroll and John Schneider each took the high road, but neither denied the validity of the report. The browser you are using is no longer supported on this site. Pete Carroll, who guided the USC football program to the winningest era in its history during . [26] Meanwhile, Carroll, who had not coached in over a year and not coached in the college ranks since 1983, drew unfavorable comparisons to the outgoing Hackett. Attendance: mandatory. 3. [65] With the vacated games removed, Carroll drops to fourth on USC's all-time wins list, behind John McKay, Howard Jones and John Robinson. Sark flamed out in 2015. Dave Canales, Quarterbacks During halftime of Saturday's USC-Oregon State game, Pete Carroll's name was quickly read along with the seven other USC Hall of . I love being here. The invention: Jones created the Howard H. Jones Collegiate Football Game, a 1930s board game that featured a mechanical device that launched a tiny ball for punts, kickoffs and eld goals. [139][140], As a fifth seed in the playoffs, the Seahawks defeated the Philadelphia Eagles 179 in the Wild Card Round, before being eliminated in the Divisional Round by the Green Bay Packers 2823. I loved his family. . [200] Both Brennan and Nate have been part of the Seattle Seahawks coaching staff. Carroll is known for his high-energy and often pleasant demeanor when coaching. DeShawn Shead, Assistant DB [53] He was also named executive vice president of football operations, effectively making him the Seahawks' general manager as well. Carroll asked Ken to walk him to his car after the interview and on the way. We found that out years ago [2003], when we were No. When Caddas found out Carroll was interested in coaching, he offered him a job as a graduate assistant on his staff at Pacific. Before long they were handling the priceless and potentially dangerous moon rocks on the table. I'm on now my third head coaching job, so I think I have a much better idea of what I want it to look like. He is one of three coaches who also has the powers of general manager, along with New England's Bill Belichick and Washington's Ron Rivera. [175], After he was fired by the New England Patriots, Carroll read a book by former UCLA basketball coach John Wooden which heavily influenced how he would run his future program at USC: emulating Wooden, Carroll decided to engineer his program in the way that best exemplified his personal philosophy. Later there were positions at Ohio State and North Carolina State. "I've been here a long time. According to the Los Angeles Times, Carroll came to agreement with the Seahawks on a 5-year $33 million contract to become head coach.[53]. Arrows were spun to determine the outcome of plays. Shifting to college football with USC, he revitalized the struggling program into a top-ranked contender. And he did so at Los Angeles International Airport at 3 a.m. immediately after the team returned from Tempe. It's one of the biggest reasons I've been coaching all these years. Not only that, but the QB position has actually improved since Wilson left former USC Football Head Coach Pete Carroll's NFL team. [175][176][177], On defense, Carroll favors a bend-but-don't-break scheme of preventing the big plays: allowing opposing teams to get small yardage but trying to keep the plays in front of his defenders. The good: Rockne recommended Jones for the USC job after turning it down himself, and Jones was exceptional, leading the Trojans to national championships in 1928, 1931, 1932 and 1939 and five Rose Bowl wins. 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. Jalen Hurts could be next for the Sooners. Pete Carroll. 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Pete Carroll's old offensive coordinator, Lane Kiffin, was fired on the tarmac in 2013 and replaced by Steve Sarkisian. While the Seahawks have a general manager in John Schneider, he serves mainly in an advisory role to Carroll, who has the final say in football matters. of America national championship Grantland Rice was the legendary early 20th century sportswriter who wrote, 'When the great scorer comes/to mark against your name/He'll write not 'won' or 'lost'/but how you played the game. "[114], The 2015 offseason was one full of criticism for Carroll, Wilson, and offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell after the ending of Super Bowl XLIX. He was a friend of all his players and a good coach.. The Ohio State squad made it to the 1980 Rose Bowl where they lost to USC. . Likewise, he also used to coach at USC (University of South Carolina). Carroll, who also has coached on the college level for 10 years, has 26 years of NFL and college experience. While Pete Carroll's playing career ended after that WFL try-out, he couldn't leave the game behind. The Santa Ana High product played center at USC and was the first Trojans alum to serve as coach. Patriots owner Robert Kraft said firing Carroll was one of the toughest decisions he has had to make since buying the team, stating, "A lot of things were going on that made it difficult for him to stay, some of which were out of his control. Fourteen wins were vacated from the 2004 and 2005 seasons, the Trojans were banned from the postseason for two years and surrendered 30 scholarships over three years. The next year, he moved on to work with the Minnesota Vikings, where he held a similar position for five seasons (198589). USC interim football coach Ed Orgeron celebrates with his team after a win over Oregon State on Nov. 1, 2013, in Corvallis, Ore. USC coach Steve Sarkisian watches the Trojans warm up before a game against Idaho on Sept. 12, 2015, at the Coliseum. [182][183][184][185][186][187][188][189] During practices, Carroll frequently gets involved doing drills: running sprints and routes as well as throwing the ball. He was previously the head football coach at USC from 2000 to 2009, where he won six bowl games and back to back National Championships in 2003 and 2004. Under Carroll, the Seahawks have qualified for the playoffs nine times, clinched their division five times, made two consecutive Super Bowl appearances, and won the franchise's first championship in Super Bowl XLVIII. Staff Directory Members By Category/Department; Name Title Phone Email; Lincoln Riley: C. & J. Elerding Head Football Coach (213) 740-4204 (213) 740-4204 : football@usc.edu: Alex Grinch: Defensive Coordinator / Safeties (213) 740 . The first Trojans national title team, in 1962, was 11-0 and led by the first players he recruited. LSU went 15-0 and won the national championship. [129] It was Carroll's fourth NFC West division title in his seven seasons with the team, and sixth playoff appearance. USC struggled in Barrys only season, a year in which he also coached the Trojans basketball and baseball teams. Coach Sark is a great guy despite what anyone might think, lineman Kenny Bigelow said. The quote: Williams was raised in Crenshaw,three miles west of the Coliseum. The Trojans went 9-4 and defeated Nebraska in the Holiday Bowl in Sarkisians only full season, a better record than he ever posted at Washington. Roberts, who rushed for 251 yards despite playing only 12 minutes on offense. And the guys who played for us. The result was the founding of A Better LA, a charity devoted to reducing violence in targeted urban areas of Los Angeles. The Trojans were 27-9-1 during that stretch and won a record 19 consecutive Pac-10 games. "No. Peter Clay Carroll (born September 15, 1951) is the current coach of the is the and executive Vice-President of the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League. USC coach Clay Helton watches the Trojans warm up before a game against Stanford on Sept. 11 at the Coliseum. [191], Despite his penchant for humor, Carroll's USC program had strictly prescribed routines that covered what players were allowed to eat, the vocabulary they used, and the theme of daily practices. He decided his philosophy was best summarized as "I'm a competitor". Pete Carroll (football coach) Jack Del Rio (football/baseball), John Hamilton (contributor) Isabelle Harvey (soccer) Joe Jares (media) Jimmy Jones (football) Dave Levy (football coach) Harold Miner (basketball) Aniko Pelle (water polo) Mark Prior (baseball) Kristine Quance-Julian (swimming) Don Quarrie (track and field) Jennifer Rosales (golf) [113] Some have called Carroll's play-call on the play "the worst play-call in NFL history. The quotes: Former Thundering Herd player Nick Pappas on Jones: Off the field, his personality was practically nothing. . He likens being a college head coach to being both the "coach and general manager. [100] Their regular-season finale, against the St. Louis Rams, established a new at-home streak of one, and Carroll concluded the regular season at 133. In 1973, he returned to the University of the Pacific, joining the coaching staff as a graduate assistant. Pete Carroll was hired December 15, 2000 and was USC's third choice to be their new head coach after Dennis Erickson and Mike Riley. The Seahawks began the 2015 season by blowing fourth quarter leads to the St. Louis Rams,[115] Green Bay Packers,[116] Cincinnati Bengals,[117] Carolina Panthers,[118] and Arizona Cardinals. I use em every day. The tumble: Hacketts teams got progressively worse, and he was fired after three seasons. He came back to USC in 1993 and was fired after the 1997 season after going 12-11 in his last two years. Seattle Seahawks Head Coach and Super Bowl Champion Pete Carroll, who began his career in football at University of the Pacific in the 1970s, will receive an honorary doctoral degree, one of the highest honors the university can bestow. Thank you to the @Seahawks organization, @12s, the players, coaches, staff - for everything. Dubbed the Thundering Herd, the Trojans outscored UCLA by a combined score of 128-0 in their first two meetings under the stone-faced Jones. They tried to make it out like it was something else. (AP Photo), Sam Barry, named head football coach at USC, succeeds his long-time mentor, the late Howard Jones. The quotes: Robinson, in 2019, on USC tradition: When I got the job from John McKay, I said I didnt change anything. Byron Pitts profiles USC college football coach Pete Carroll, who, in addition to his success in making the Trojans a football dynasty, is making positive co. USC football coach Ted Tollner, left, stands next to outgoing coach John Robinson during a news conference on the USC campus in November 1982. [159] Carroll later named Geno Smith the starter for the regular season opener, which would be against Wilson and the Broncos. Although the Seahawks had won their three prior meetings, including one earlier in the year, the Cardinals had steadily improved during the season. (Carmen Mandato / Getty Images) Pete Carroll has plenty on his plate these days. I've been so lucky and fortunate. Experts weigh in on the Trojans search. He also admitted what was obvious to anyone who watched the low-level Freedom Bowl: Our guys didnt give a damn about being there.. Doug Farrar. [97] Winning out September, they visited the Colts in Indianapolis and suffered their first loss, on October 6. [80] He was officially hired as the Seahawks' head coach on January 11. "[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. SEAHAWKS, SEAHAWKS LOGO, SPIRIT OF 12, WE ARE 12, BRING ON THE 12, LEGION OF BOOM, 12 and 12S are trademarks of the Seattle Seahawks. Clint Hurtt, Defensive Coordinator Pete offered Nate a job, Nate accepted . 3) Matt Campbell, Iowa State. "[194] The site, which can be accessed by creating a virtual avatar, includes arcade-style games, motivational messages from Coach Carroll and a sports trivia section as well as a collection of virtual football skills workshops for kids. Arkansas' Defensive Coordinator at the time, Monte Kiffin, would be a mentor to Carroll. The last loss prompted USC to fire Henderson and pursue Notre Dames Knute Rockne, who turned down the offer. ", Two BCS Championship Game appearances: 2005 win over, A national-record 33 consecutive weeks as the, A winning record of 142 against traditional rivals, An NCAA record of 63 straight 20-point games, Winning streaks for home games (21) and Pac-10 home games (17), 2003 American Football Coaches Association Division I-A Coach of the Year, Pigskin Club of Washington, D.C. Coach of the Year, All-American Football Foundation Frank Leahy Co-Coach of the Year, 2004 National Quarterback Club College Coach of the Year. All rights reserved. [201], Brennan Carroll played tight end at the University of Pittsburgh after transferring from University of Delaware; he graduated from Pitt in 2001 and joined his father as a graduate assistant. [204] In 2010, Nathan joined his father as an assistant for the Seahawks.[10]. Karl Scott, Defensive Passing Game Coordinator, Defensive Backs Henson was a sports writer and editor at The Times from 1985-2007. . . Its not just about me, per se, Williams said.