According to the Los Angeles Daily News, USC has sent Jaguars’ head coach Jack Del Rio a contract and if signed, he would replace Pete Carroll on the sidelines for the Trojans.
Jacksonville Jaguars coach Jack Del Rio was sent a contract by USC tonight to become the next football coach.
Now comes the tricky part: If Del Rio takes the job, he forfeits more than $15 million in salary from the Jaguars. If Jacksonville fires him, they must pay him the money. Why would Jacksonville fire him if they know USC wants him? Should make Tuesday interesting.
Interesting choice. The general consensus was that USC was going to target a head coach with pro experience because Carroll had spent the decade running the program as if it were a NFL team. Del Rio is a good motivator and I would have to imagine that his style of coaching would suit college football.
In the end, I doubt that money would be that much of an issue. USC has money; the real question is whether or not Del Rio wants to leave the NFL to coach in the college ranks.
Update: Del Rio said on Tuesday that he will return to Jacksonville in 2010.
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