New USC athletic director Lynn Swann delivered a sharp performance Thursday at his first press conference and sought to reassure nervous coaches about their futures.
“I am not here to clean house or make overwhelming changes in the coaching staff,” Swann said. “I’m not here to usurp the coaches’ authority over the football team.”
The former USC and Pittsburgh Steelers star wide receiver said, “I’m not coming to this job thinking I have all the answers.”
Swann said he did not apply for the job but was recruited by USC, which sent the head of a search firm to his house in Pittsburgh.