He seemed as unsteady as Saturday night. Yet in the light of a Tuesday morning, it was even more unsettling.
This time, Steve Sarkisian didn't appear impaired, he seemed confused. This time, instead of slurring his words, he was slurring his reasoning.
Meeting with the media at the USC practice field for the first time since Saturday night's alcohol-fueled embarrassment at the "Salute to Troy" banquet, an emotional Sarkisian initially said he didn't have a drinking problem, but then said he wasn't sure.
"No, I don't believe so, but through Pat [Haden] and the university, I'm going to find that out," he said.