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Pete Carroll on return to USC: 'That's not happening'

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Those hoping Pete Carroll would leave his cushy NFL life to save USC are in for some disappointment.

Carroll, the former national championship coach of the Trojans and current Super Bowl-winning coach of the Seattle Seahawks, said Tuesday he has no intention of returning to college coaching at this point in time.

The topic became a talking point on Dan Patrick’s radio show Monday, which prompted the question to Carroll. Patrick said boosters were trying to get Carroll back in the USC fold.

“Pete Carroll is on that short list right now,” Patrick said. “Not that Pete would leave Seattle. But the alumni are all in on trying to get Pete back.

“The people who help make decisions there, they think Pete Carroll is in play. This what I was told, before the loss [on Sunday], if it goes south in Seattle, they think there is a chance that Pete would listen to go back to USC.”

Well, it is the middle of the NFL season, but this seems like a lot of wishful thinking. Carroll has won a Super Bowl in Seattle and played in another, Yeah, this season hasn’t been great, but it’s difficult to see him jumping ship — or being fired — after one down year, especially with a lot of talent on his roster.

If USC were to pull this off, and that’s a big if, it would be the upset of the year.

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