Lane Kiffin USC

According to sources close to Chris Low of ESPN, Tennessee Volunteers football coach Lane Kiffin will reportedly leave the team to become head coach of the USC Trojans. The news broke late on January 12, 2010, and was not immediately confirmed by Kiffin or the University of Southern California. Kiffin would take over for Pete Carroll, who left suddenly to coach the Seattle Seahawks in the National Football League.http://sports.espn.go.com/los-angeles/ncf/news/story?id=4820737

Kiffin previously worked with the Trojans between 2001 and 2006, coaching the wide receivers and serving as the offensive coordinator.http://sports.espn.go.com/los-angeles/ncf/news/story?id=4820737

Kiffin joined Tennessee in late 2008 and coached the team to a 7-6 record, placing second in the SEC East and falling in the Chick-fil-A Bowl to the Virginia Tech Hokies. The season was also marred by violations in SEC rules, including negative comments about Florida Gators football coach Urban Meyer, and accusations of recruiting violations.

Prior to Tennessee, Kiffin was fired as head coach of the Oakland Raiders on September 30, 2008. During his two seasons leading the Raiders they won five of their 20 games.