Sarkisian was infamously fired at USC weeks into the 2015 season following a series of alcohol-related issues that began with a rant at the annual Salute to Troy event, where he appeared to be intoxicated.
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Sarkisian, who also coached Washington, eventually succeeded Kiffin after Kiffin was sacked as USC’s head coach during the 2013 season.
The two touchdown runs by Hurts made it 38-3, and the Trojans wound up without a touchdown for the first time since 1997.
Steve Sarkisian had a rough ending with the USC Trojans.
Those close to the situation are reporting that the meeting is merely a technicality and the job is all but guaranteed provided that Alabama officials and head coach Nick Saban are confident that Sarkisian is sober and fit to coach. “They finished in the top 25 past year”.
“We played a very good team today, and they played up to their potential”, Helton said after the game.
“We talked about it quite a while ago”, Saban said.
Redshirt freshman Blake Barnett got the start against the Trojans, but Hurts replaced him in the first quarter. But did anybody write when one of Southern Cal players said, “I wish we knew who was going to play quarterback for them”?
Alabama quarterback Jalen Hurts, left, looks to throw as Southern California defensive end Porter Gustin watches during the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Sept. 3, 2016, in Arlington, Texas. If Saban has his way this season, no game will ever be. “I told him that we’d love to have him as a part of the organization”. “I love being around the game of football”.
The idea that USM is “nowhere near” as good as WKU is a stretch, but we are talking about Nick Saban here. “And I’m proud of our team for beating a good team”. That’s exactly what he did, starting wtih a 39-yard TD pass to Stewart midway through the second quarter, which sparked the blowout. But we are far from a finished product, and we have a long way to go.
Alabama came away from Saturday’s opener relatively unscathed, with only oft-injured junior receiver Cam Sims leaving the field late in the game with an apparent shoulder injury.
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Tomlinson recorded one tackle against the Trojans, while Sims had one reception for 12 yards before leaving the game.
