Steve Sarkisian was fired swiftly by USC, a day after he was forced by the school's athletic director to take a leave of absence amid questions about his sobriety. Now we're learning some of the details about how the actual firing went down.
According to ESPN's Joe Schad, Sarkisian was en route to an out-of-state treatment facility on Monday when USC athletic director Pat Haden tried to call him to inform him of his firing. Schad reports that Sark could not answer the calls because he was on a plane, so the former Trojans coach ended up learning about his firing via friends.