Pete Carroll reportedly interested in coaching | College News

It definitely appears calculated. Pete Carroll, scheduled to start educating at USC this spring, has reportedly expressed curiosity in the Chicago Bears’ head coaching job.

Likely of no coincidence is that the Seattle Seahawks — the workforce Carroll coached for 14 seasons — go to the Bears on Thursday Night Football. The broadcasters are spoon-fed a speaking level whereas noting that the Bears have misplaced 9 video games in a row, together with all three below interim coach Thomas Brown.

A scrumptious element is the shared USC historical past of Carroll and Bears rookie quarterback Caleb Williams. Carroll coached the Trojans from 2001-2009, posting a 97-19 document and profitable national championships in 2003 and 2004. Williams was an appendage to new Trojans coach Lincoln Riley, transferring to USC as a sophomore in 2022 and profitable the Heisman Trophy. Although 2023 didn’t go as effectively, Williams was the primary decide in the NFL draft.

Chicago wants an impression coach. Carroll is one, or no less than was for a long time, main the Seahawks to 9 consecutive profitable information, 10 playoff berths and a Super Bowl title. He is one of 4 head coaches — Barry Switzer, Jimmy Johnson and Jim Harbaugh are the others — to have led groups to a school national championship and a Super Bowl look.

But Carroll is 73 and appeared executed when he was nudged out the door by the Seahawks after the 2023 season.

In August, he appeared lukewarm, replying to a query about his coaching future on a Seattle radio station by saying, “I could coach tomorrow. I’m physically in the best shape I’ve been in a long time. I’m ready to do all the activities I’m doing and feeling really good about it. I could, but I’m not desiring it at this point.”

Yet sitting at home watching 17 weeks of soccer apparently rekindled the fire. Carroll initiated this story. He needs it identified. He’s interested in coaching the Bears, in line with a report by ESPN’s Adam Schefter.

Remember that in his remaining days in Seattle he repeatedly mentioned he needed to proceed coaching, placing an exclamation level on his intentions shortly after his final sport by saying these feedback had been “true to the bone.”

NFL head coaches have been skewing youthful. If Carroll had been employed, he’d be seven years older than the present oldest NFL head coach, Andy Reid, though it bears point out that Reid’s Kansas City Chiefs are 15-1 and defending Super Bowl champions. Carroll has at all times appeared youthful than he’s, exhibiting boundless vitality and enthusiasm in a career that may jade males.

The Bears are one of no less than three groups — the New Orleans Saints and New York Jets are the others — that will likely be purchasing for a head coach when the season ends. Chicago fired Matt Eberflus on Nov. 29, at some point after a 23-20 loss to the Detroit Lions that concluded with perplexing clock mismanagement by the coach and his quarterback.

Williams has had a roller-coaster season, mixing good performs with poor choices. He’s been sacked a league-leading 60 occasions but hasn’t thrown an interception in 9 video games. Working below Carroll, who developed Russell Wilson despite the fact that the pair had their share of variations, might speed up Williams’ enchancment.

All of a sudden, the USC class Carroll is scheduled to co-teach this spring is in jeopardy. The Marshall School of Business offering is known as “The Game Is Life: a new course designed to help students develop their personal game plan for life after graduation, while using their USC education to conquer challenges along the way.”

Al Michaels and Kirk Herbstreit can unpack all of it Thursday evening whereas the Bears attempt to win for the primary time since Oct. 13 towards the Seahawks, whose sideline nonetheless appears unusual with out Carroll bounding, grimacing and grinning.