When a big firing occurs on a coaching staff at a high-profile college football program, a lot of different things happen. One thing which happens is that national college football commentators and analysts lay out their lists of candidates for the job. We did this a few weeks ago, knowing that Alex Grinch was going to be fired. He hadn’t been fired yet, but his fate was sealed.
Now the job search is officially on. USC has fired Grinch, which tells everyone across the country that the defensive coordinator position is officially open. Jen Cohen and Lincoln Riley will collaborate in making this decision, trying to get Riley’s preferred choice but with Cohen’s approval. We remind you that the very best options might say no, which means Cohen has to be ready to land the No. 2 or No. 3 choices if needed. Calls to agents and then job interviews will be lined up in the coming weeks. It’s that time again.
Here is what national commentators and experts are saying about the USC defensive coordinator job: