Pete Carroll, former Seattle Seahawks head coach, is trodding on unfamiliar territory this fall. For the first time in nearly 25 years, the college football and NFL seasons are about to start and he doesn't have a coaching job.
As wrong as that seems, considering the 72-year-old Carroll has spent his entire professional life as a football coach and been successful at both the college and pro level, the decision is his choice.
"I could coach tomorrow," Carroll recently told Seattle sports radio station 93.3 KJR. "I'm physically in the best shape I've been in in a long time.