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Woke up to some big news out of Los Angeles, where Lane Kiffin has been fired following another terrible loss:
The USC Trojans have fired coach Lane Kiffin not six hours after dropping to 3-2 after a blowout loss to Arizona State.
Trojans athletic director Pat Haden broke the news to Kiffin after the team's charter-flight arrival back in Los Angeles early Sunday morning after the 62-41 loss at Tempe, Ariz., the school said in a statement on its website.
USC has lost seven of its past 11 games dating to last year and both of its first two in Pac-12 play this season.
The only surprise about Kiffin's firing is that it didn't happen weeks ago. However, details are starting to emerge that this firing was especially messy:
Pat Haden, J.K. McKay, Steve Lopes, Mark Jackson (#USC administrators) met with Lane Kiffin at LAX parking lot to dismiss him
— 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
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
Queue up the rumor mill connecting anyone and everyone to this job, but one thing is for sure: get a competent coach at SC, and they are immediately a factor in the Pac-12. No rumors yet on which new job Kiffin is falling up to.