The University of Southern California has reportedly denied the Jets and Cardinals permission to interview the Trojans' new offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury for NFL head coaching jobs, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter.
USC coach Clay Helton brought Kingsbury on to his staff in early December after the former Texas Tech coach was fired by the Red Raiders.
Even before Kingsbury joined USC's staff, several NFL teams had expressed interest in bringing him on board, including the Los Angeles Rams. The Jets and Cardinals put in requests to interview Kingsbury last week after both teams fired their head coaches on Black Monday, but were denied by USC.