Luke Fickell Denies Interest in USC Coaching Job: 'It's Nothing but Distractions'

Cincinnati head coach Luke Fickell has dismissed rumors linking him with the vacant USC job.

"Look, I don't talk to anybody—I barely talk to my own family during the season," he said Tuesday. "So I wouldn't ever talk about it, nor would I even answer a phone call or anything like that. ... It's nothing but distractions if people allow it to be, and for us it can't be."

Justin Williams

Here are Luke Fickell's full comments on the USC head coaching vacancy/chatter: "I wouldn't ever talk about it, nor would I even answer a phone call or anything like that.