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USC Football 2015: Pat Haden and the USC Trojans have officially terminated Steve Sarkisian

Once Sarkisian was forced to take an indefinite leave of absence, perhaps it was only a matter of time before he was fired.

After several unfortunate events involving Steve Sarkisian culminating in an incident yesterday at practice, USC Athletic Director Pat Haden has officially terminated Steve Sarkisian. Here is the official announcement:

""After careful consideration of what is in the best interest of the university and our student-athletes, I have made the decision to terminate Steve Sarkisian, effective immediately.

"I want to thank Clay Helton for stepping into the interim head coach role, and I want to add how proud I am of our coaching staff and players and the way they are responding to this difficult situation.