"My prediction is that Kiffin is at USC for 3 years, fired, and then is never heard from again." BMack
Not only has USC had a great year by going 10-2 and being ranked 5th in the AP Top 25, but coach Lane Kiffin deserves to be Coach of the Year. Kiffin was a lightning rod of controversy during the offseason after what happened at Tennessee and just Lane, being Lane.
During the first half of this year USC had some rough games barely beating Minnesota and Utah and losing to Arizona State. But kicked it up a notch in the second half and nearly beating Stanford in a triple overtime thriller and knocking off Oregon from competing in the National Championship.
He took a 5 loss team from last year and got it to a 2 loss team. They have nothing to play for figuring the team is marred in controversy from the whole Pete Carroll regime and can't compete in a PAC 12 Championship and Bowl game and Kiffin has got them to not only compete, but be the 5th ranked team in the country.