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USC confirms former coach Pete Carroll is returning ... to teach

Pete Carroll is coming home to USC.

Though, this time the legendary Trojans football coach will be back in a much different capacity.

As Professor Pete.

Fourteen years after he left USC to coach in the NFL, Carroll is returning to teach during the university’s spring semester, a school spokesperson confirmed to The Times. The university didn’t offer any further details and did not specify Carroll’s role on campus.

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“We are excited to welcome Pete Carroll home to USC in a new capacity in which he can, as a legendary coach and leader, share his knowledge and experience with our students,” the school said in a statement.