"It's been a hard time for the Trojan family,Nike Air Max Saldi Online," Carroll said Monday. "It's been a hard couple of years. This is difficult, too. Transitions like this, they are huge. ... I've known Lane since he was a little kid. I feel for him in this situation. They've made a decisive move, and they're going to move forward, and they'll make a good choice and get the thing going the way they want to go. But it's very difficult."
It's mostly difficult for Kiffin, who went 28-15 into his fourth season at USC. The mark is either a solid achievement given the Trojans' scholarship restrictions and depth problems, or it's an embarrassment to a school laden with NFL-caliber talent that accepts nothing but annual title contention.