During June of 2010, the USC Football program was going through a change. The Trojans were coming off of a 9-4 season and Lane Kiffin was the new head coach after Pete Carroll left to take over as head coach for the Seattle Seahawks. Although there was a coaching change, expectations remained high even though a dark cloud hovered over Los Angeles, the NCAA.
On the morning of June 10th, 2010, breaking news in sports as the NCAA hits USC with sanctions as a result of "lack of institutional control" from 2004 to 2009.