ESPN.com · Feb 5, 2016
Pat Haden's USC legacy will be written by Clay Helton
playButch Davis and Travis Haney react to the news that Pat Haden will step down as USC's athletic director in June. (0:57)Pat Haden announced his retirement Friday as USC's athletic director, and at this moment -- right now -- his tenure can be judged a disappointment.
He was hired in 2010 to shepherd the football program back to glory. That didn't happen. Despite NCAA sanctions being substantially in the rearview mirror, the Trojans remain in flux with a new and unproven head coach and no Pac-10/12 championships since 2008.