Let’s be clear: Pat Haden isn’t getting fired.
While USC president Max Nikias may not know a lot about sports, the one thing he thinks he knows is that Haden is the right man to be the face of USC athletics. The highest-paid AD in the entire country has Nikias’ unequivocal support, confidence which at this point is borderline irrational.
USC athletics has turned into a full-blown circus over the past five years, and Haden is the ringleader. If he knows what’s good for him and his alma mater, Haden should step down from his position once this school year ends.