USC has made a shiny coaching hire—perhaps not the shiny coaching hire many Trojan faithful had hoped for—but a shiny coaching hire nonetheless.
Kliff Kingsbury, who was fired as Texas Tech head coach after three straight losing seasons and a 35–40 overall mark in six years, has reached an agreement to become USC’s next offensive coordinator. He’ll replace Tee Martin on the staff of Clay Helton, the embattled head coach whom many felt should have been let go after the Trojans limped to a 5–7 mark this year, the program’s worst record since 2000.