The Right Place at the Right Time

Pete Carroll has done the coaching tour. His life has been in football for more than three decades and he has done it all. From graduate assistant to NFL head coach with many stops in between. And now he begins the one job that hadn\'t appeared previously on his resume - college football head coach.Carroll has taken the reins at one of college football\'s traditional powerhouses - USC. The problem is the Trojans haven\'t been in national title contention for years. They haven\'t dominated the Pac-10 for years. But the name of the school is still magic. The images are indelible. O.J. Simpson running through the UCLA defense and earning a Rose Bowl berth. Pat Haden passing to J.K. McKay. Anthony Davis returning kickoff returns against Notre Dame and then dancing on his knees in the endzone. Marcus Allen and Charles White triumphantly holding the Heisman Trophy.The sad truth is that these