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The day of reckoning has come and past for former USC Head Coach Lane Kiffin and the program has now officialy severed ties following a roller coaster ride of a three-plus year tenure. Now passing 24 hours since the official news broke early Sunday morning, odds makers have already begun to speculate what lies in store for the coaching position that remains one of Sports Illustrated's Top 20 coaching jobs in all of College Football.
Who will be the next Head Coach of the USC Trojans?
Jack Del Rio
Chris Petersen 5/1
James Franklin 5/1
Greg Roman 6/1
Clancy Pendergast 7/1
Kirby Smart 8/1
Jon Gruden 8/1
Steve Sarkisian 8/1
Chad Morris
Kevin Sumlin 12/1
Herm Edwards 15/1
Ed Orgeron
That being said, here are some uniques columns and overriding pieces on the state of affairs for USC Football. Begininng with the canning of Lane Kiffin, and culminating with what USC AD Pat Haden should contemplate moving forward, the USC Football Program is all over the national landscape for all those Kiffin reasons.
Pat Haden goes with his gut in decision to fire Lane Kiffin - Los Angeles Times
Lane Kiffin fired: 11 names to know as USC's coaching search gets underway - SBNation.com USC couldn't wait until sunrise to fire coach Lane Kiffin - Yahoo Sports The rise and fall of Lane Kiffin's coaching career, in 11 steps - SBNation.com Column: Lane Kiffin a Boy Wonder No Longer - ABC News Lane Kiffin's act at USC got old, quickly. | SportsonEarth.com : Mike Piellucci Article
One of the top coaching spots in all of football is open. Who might get it?
From Yahoo Sports: The Lane Kiffin era, with his sideline visuals of spinning play charts and confused frustration, is over at USC.
Kiffin was one of the top up-and-comers a decade ago. Now he's out of a job.
Column: Lane Kiffin a Boy Wonder No Longer
For the first few years of Lane Kiffin's USC tenure, the team and fanbase thrived in the wake of NCAA sanctions. But as the Trojans push through what looks like a second consecutive forgettable season on the field, that act eventually wore thin.
FINALLY...CONQUEST CHORNICLES
And of course continue to check out Conquest Chronicles continuall coverage of USC Football for updates on Ed Orgeron's reign of Troy, the injury status of Marqise Lee and Su'a Cravens, along with plenty of features and game previews for the Trojans next tilt against Arizona next Thursday night in primetime.