A rumor made the rounds on Monday that Steelers Head Coach, Mike Tomlin was in the running to become the next head coach for the university of Southern California. During a hit on the Dan Patrick show former Pro Bowl quarterback, and USC Heisman winning quarterback, Carson Palmer said that Mike Tomlin was on a short list of front runners to take over the quickly sinking program.
Former USC QB Carson Palmer tells @dpshow the “ front-runners” for USC job include Penn State’s James Franklin, Iowa State’s Matt Campbell, Cincinnati’s Luke Fickell & Steelers coach Mike Tomlin
— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) October 25, 2021
Southern California has been without a head coach since September 14 after another abysmal start to the season for what is historically the best team on the west coast.