Pete Carroll to Teach at USC in Spring, Still Open to Coaching After Seahawks Exit

Adam WellsAugust 21, 2024

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Former Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll will turn 73 on Sept. 15, but he isn’t showing any signs of slowing down.

Appearing on Sports Radio 93.3 KJR-FM (h/t ESPN’s Brady Henderson), Carroll revealed he will be returning to USC to teach a class this spring without offering any specifics about the job.

Asked in the same interview if he wanted to get back into coaching, Carroll said he “could coach tomorrow” but it’s not something he’s “desiring it at this point.”

93.3 KJR @933KJR”I could coach tomorrow”

-Pete Carroll on if he still wants to coach.

Listen to the full interview with the former Seahawks head coach here: https://t.co/yEgWtaZISY pic.twitter.com/GP1GRLs46N

Carroll added he would be “doing some advising” without clarifying what that meant, though he did note it wouldn’t be for football teams.

This fall will mark the first time since 2000 that Carroll isn’t coaching football. He spent the past 14 seasons coaching the Seattle Seahawks, but the two sides surprisingly agreed to a parting of ways in January.

Prior to being hired by the Seahawks in January 2010, Carroll was USC’s head coach for nine seasons. He led the Trojans to a 97-19 record from 2001 to ’09, but the program’s national title in 2004 was vacated due to sanctions imposed for impermissible benefits given to Reggie Bush.

During his tenure with the Seahawks, Carroll led the franchise to its longest sustained run of success. They made the postseason 10 times, won five division titles, reached the Super Bowl twice with a victory over the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl 48.

Carroll is the Seahawks’ all-time leader in games coached (227) and wins (137). He was the fourth-oldest head coach in NFL history at the time he parted ways with Seattle.

There has been no indication that Carroll will formally retire from coaching. He has a 170-120-1 career record as an NFL head coach between his time with the Seahawks, New York Jets and New England Patriots.