... rescue a Trojan nation whose hearts were ripped out when their beloved coach, Pete Carroll, left for NFL riches in the Pacific Northwest.

Kiffin, the former Trojan offensive coordinator whose one year stay in Knoxville, Tenn., was a mixed bag of promise and gaffes, brought along a sterling staff and the type of USC pedigree that gave the forlorn Trojan fans hope for the future amidst their gloom over the departed Carroll.

For fans of USC, it was an impossibly fortuitous hire.

In Lane Kiffin, the Trojans acquired perhaps the only coach that could fill the void of the departed Carroll, and in some ways, even give the Trojan faithful hope for an even better future.

After all, Kiffin came in and rescued, even improved, a re...

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