text: Kiffin spurns Vols for Trojans | Online Athens
  "We are really excited to welcome Lane Kiffin back to USC," Trojans athletic director Mike Garrett said.
  "I was able to watch him closely when he was an assistant with us, and what I saw was a bright, creative young coach who I thought would make an excellent head coach here if the opportunity ever arose. I'm confident he and his staff will keep USC football performing at the high level that we expect."
  Kiffin went 7-5 at Tennessee last season as the youngest head coach in the Football Bowl Subdivision, but he also brought an unwelcome spotlight on the Vols with several minor NCAA violations. He certainly didn't sound ready to leave after Tennessee's season ended with a loss to Virginia Tech in the Chick-fil-A Bowl - but the Trojans didn't have a vacancy then.
  EXCELLENT HEAD COACH FRESNO STATE QUARTERBACK GREG BEACHAM BRIGHT, CREATIVE YOUNG COACH PERSON TRAVEL MIKE GARRETT WRITER STATE COACH ASSISTANT NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE DEFENSIVE COACH JOHN DAVID BOOTY MATT LEINART MIKE RILEY WASHINGTON NFL HEAD COACH VIRGINIA TECH LONGTIME USC ASSISTANT AL DAVIS