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Report: Kliff Kingsbury may resign as USC football OC to explore NFL opportunities

The drama around USC football’s attempts to keep Kliff Kingsbury from interviewing for NFL head coaching jobs heated up on Saturday afternoon with a report suggesting the offensive coordinator is considering resigning.

After athletic director Lynn Swann reportedly opted to deny requests from the Cardinals and Jets to interview Kingsbury, Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk reported on Saturday afternoon that multiple sources suggest “Kingsbury…may simply pay the buyout, walk away, and see what happens with any NFL head-coaching or offensive coordinator opportunities.”

Per Florio, Swann is “believed to be the first college A.