USC Trojans athletic director Pat Haden held a press conference Tuesday in the aftermath of firing head football coach Steve Sarkisian on Monday.
University President C.L. Max Nikias also took the podium to address the media and emphasize his "unwavering support" for Haden despite the ultimately unsuccessful tenure of Sarkisian.
Arash Markazi of ESPN.com logged what Nikias had to say regarding Haden's future:
Like I said, USC isn't firing Pat Haden. pic.twitter.com/A7jYp5jB92
— Arash Markazi (@ArashMarkazi) October 13, 2015
Haden has been dealing with a crisis involving the university's most important NCAA program in recent years.