"It had nothing to do with it. The Seattle job came out of nowhere,” Carroll said in response to the question of possible sanctions.
Is USC about to become an acronym for the University of Sanctions Calamity?

Could it strike both the football program and the basketball program at the same time?

When Pete Carroll abruptly departed for the rain of Seattle, did he know already that the potential sanctions were going to cost the USC football program dearly?

“Where there is smoke there is fire.” We’ve all heard that before.

The sanctions are a result of a university investigation that found NCAA rules violations related to O.J. Mayo, who played for the USC men’s basketball team during the 2007-2008 season.

“USC takes allegations of NCAA rules violations very seriously. When allegations were made regarding our men’s basketball program, we immediately began an investigation and worked closely with the NCAA and the Pac-10 in an attempt to ascertain the truth,” said USC athletic director Mike Garrett. “When we’ve done something wrong, we have an obligation to do something about it and that is exactly what we are doing here.”



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