Carroll, Kiffin Rumors Swirl

Pete Carroll
USC coach Pete Carroll said Monday he did not want to answer questions about the San Francisco 49ers coaching situation because it would only lead to more questions from the media. The 49ers fired coach Mike Nolan on Monday and assistant coach Mike Singletary is expected to take over for the rest of this season, although no official word has come from the NFL team. Carroll, a former 49ers assistant and Bay Area native, said in 2003 he was offered the job but turned it down. Carroll said five years ago the organization changed from the one he worked for under the late coach Bill Walsh. But speculation immediately rose after Nolan was fired. “There’s no reason to respond,” Carroll said. “I’m even going to respond to anything.” – LA Daily News

Lane Kiffin
Today it feels better to help than to hurt, so today I will help Clemson and Tennessee and Syracuse — well, maybe Syracuse can’t do any better than Lane Kiffin — by telling them to kindly, but swiftly, pull your head out of your ass and understand who Lane Kiffin is. And who he is not. Who he is: A terrible NFL head coach. Bill Callahan, not Bill Cowher. True, the Raiders are poisonous. But Kiffin didn’t do anything to make them better. The Raiders sucked before he got there, and the Raiders sucked while he was there, and the Raiders suck now that he’s gone. Lane Kiffin had no impact. Zero. So if Kiffin’s time with the Raiders was a complete zero, who else is he? He’s a former offensive coordinator at the most talented program in college football. That’s all he is, and if that sounds flippant, good. – CBS Sports