When USC hired program legend Lynn Swann to be its athletic director in 2016, the university took a calculated risk.
His visibility and recognition were clear positives for a school eager to benefit from his fundraising potential. Swann, an All-American receiver in the 1970s, had zero college administrative experience, but perhaps he could figure it out along the way.
Little more than two years into his tenure, that lack of experience is putting USC on the brink of implosion.
Kliff Kingsbury could've been the head coach of the future or at least revamped an offense in desperate need of improvement.