LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 30: Interim head coach Ed Orgeron of the USC Trojans watches his team warm up for the game against the UCLA Bruins at Los Angeles Coliseum on November 30, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images)
Pat Haden allegedly offered Ed Orgeron the USC football head coaching position, even working out a salary and having him sign a contract. Then he reneged.
It’s always been obvious that Ed Orgeron’s loss to UCLA as USC football’s head coach in 2013 cost him the permanent job. Now we know it was even worse than that.