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USC's Carroll Flirts With Falcons

Posted Jan 11, 08 3:27 AM CST in Sports 

(Newser) – It wouldn't be a high-profile NFL coaching search without an appearance by USC's Pete Carroll—and Atlanta owner Arthur Blank is actively wooing the former Jets and Pats coach, ESPN reports. Blank and Carroll spoke yesterday by phone to discuss the vacancy, but Carroll is expected to turn down the job if it's offered.

Carroll has a 74-16 record at USC, including two national titles and a few other near-misses. He was 34-33 in the pros. A USC official maintained that Carroll "understands that his name is going to come up for NFL jobs, as it has in each of his past years here, but he's not going to comment."
Source: ESPN

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Southern California head coach Pete Carroll yell to his team during the first half of their NCAA Football game against Stanford, in this Oct. 6, 2007 file photo, in Los Angeles. No. 11 USC's loss at Oregon...   (Associated Press)
Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank speaks during a news conference Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2007 in Flowery Branch, Ga. to announce assistant coach Emmitt Thomas will serve as interim coach. Bobby Petrino...   (Associated Press)
Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank watches from the sideline during the fourth quarter of a football game against the Cincinnati Bengals in Atlanta, Monday, Aug. 27, 2007. Atlanta won 24-19. (AP Photo/John...   (Associated Press)
Southern California head coach Pete Carroll walks the sideline during USC's 24-23, loss to Stanford in a football game in Los Angeles in this Oct. 6, 2007 file photo. No. 9 USC will find itself in a strange...   (Associated Press)
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