Steve Sarkisian coached his way onto the hot seat in a 41-31 loss against Stanford on Saturday at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
His 16-game body of work might not warrant getting fired, but when combined with the controversy surrounding his drunken appearance at the preseason Salute to Troy event—a mishap that's mostly behind the program but which won't be soon forgotten—it makes underwhelming performances hard to swallow.
The Trojans were double-digit favorites but looked soft and confused against Stanford. An offense that gained 240 yards and scored six points at Northwestern (which has an awesome defense, but still) gained 474 yards and hung a 40-burger in the Coliseum.