USC Podcast: RoT Radio Ep. 296 on Kliff Kingsbury leaving USC

Reign of Troy Radio’s USC podcast returns discuss Kliff Kingsbury’s departure as USC offensive coordinator and so much more.

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In an episode running 67 minutes, co-hosts Michael Castillo and Alicia de Artola react to all the angles of the Kliff Kingsbury story, from the Cardinals’ decision to hire him to potential candidates to replace him.

What’s in store with this USC podcast:

• This week’s show starts in an obvious place: Kliff Kingsbury is no longer USC’s offensive coordinator and that’s kind of a big deal.
• Michael and Alicia discuss all the talking points surrounding Kingsbury’s departure. Did Kingsbury do something wrong here? Did USC? Did the Cardinals?
• What is the deal with Kingsbury’s low $150,000 buyout and what does it say about USC that they allowed him to sign that contract?
• Did USC block Kingsbury from initially interviewing with Arizona and New York? And if they didn’t, why does that still demonstrate all the apparent incompetence of the current administration?
• Where should the Trojans look next as the search for a new offensive coordinator resumes?
• It’s not all Kingsbury news on the agenda. The RoT duo also discuss USC’s big recruiting pick ups at the All-American Bowl, the transfer of Oluwole Betiku and Jordan Usher’s move to Georgia Tech.
• Finally, the show ends with a quick dive into the mailbag with a couple of questions on coaching moves and USC’s future national title pursuits.

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