The University of Southern California has listened to their fans’ “Fire Kiffin” chants and canned Lane Kiffin as coach of the Trojans. The details can be found on the USC website where it says that after his team lost 62-41 at Arizona State Kiffin was informed of his termination once he returned back to Los Angeles early Sunday morning by Trojan athletic director Pat Haden. You know you haven’t done a terrific job coaching when your firing can not wait until the next morning and you are dismissed in the middle of the night. Kiffin’s Trojans have lost 7 of their past 11 games including both Pac-12 games in 2013. USC is 3-2 this year and Kiffin’s overall record at USC is 28-15 in his four-year tenure. USC will hold a press conference at USC on Sunday afternoon to make the firing official.
Lane Kiffin got pulled off the team bus at Los Angeles International Airport by Pat Haden when he was fired #USC
— InsideUSC (@InsideUSC) September 29, 2013
I'm told Lane Kiffin told the bus to wait but then #USC administrators told it to go back to campus without him
— InsideUSC (@InsideUSC) September 29, 2013
If you want specifics, Lane Kiffin was fired right outside Landmark Aviation terminal at LAX #USC
— InsideUSC (@InsideUSC) September 29, 2013
I'm told the decision to fire Lane Kiffin was made during the third quarter of the loss to Arizona State #USC
— InsideUSC (@InsideUSC) September 29, 2013
I heard Lane Kiffin left his bag on team bus because he thought his meeting with Pat Haden would be brief and routine matter #USC
— InsideUSC (@InsideUSC) September 29, 2013
This sums it up well…
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