Question Of The Day
Who was the first assistant coach hired by Pete Carroll when he accepted the USC job?
UPDATED: The correct answer is UCLA defensive coordinator DeWayne Walker, who flew to Los Angeles the day after Carroll got hired and started recruiting.
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Ed Orgeron
Posted by: Peter L | November 29, 2006 06:38 AM
Ed Orgeron was retained from Hackett's staff but outside it was probably DeWayne Walker.
Posted by: PH55 | November 29, 2006 06:41 AM
Norm Chow. Was conditional for Carroll to accepting the position that he had a green light to do what it took to get Chow to leave NC State and come to USC
Posted by: Mike | November 29, 2006 06:51 AM
How Do You Do! I am sure this must be a --your-- trick question. Everyone "assumes" first assistant coach Pete hired is Norm Chow (hired January, 2001). However, DeWayne Walker was hired by Pete Carroll as his secondary coach--and also Associate Head Coach!-- in December, 2000. Of course Ed Orgeron and Kennedy Pola were retained by Pete Carroll from Paul "Buddy" Hackett's staff and while could be considered Pete's first "hires," since retained by Pete, I would say that -- SURPRISE -- DeWayne Walker was Pete's real first hire that he brought to 'SC for his coaching team (which, by the way, Pete called a "Dream Team" a'la OJ's defense team--yet many of Pete's dream team gone within a year, but that's a another story, right Wolfie?)
Fight On!
Beat ACLU......er UCLA!
Posted by: Trojan Pal | November 29, 2006 06:53 AM
Ed Orgeron
Posted by: Sean Kennally | November 29, 2006 07:19 AM
Was it Davis the OL coach that bolted to the NFL a couple yrs ago?
Posted by: Matt in Chicago | November 29, 2006 07:41 AM
The current UCLA DC
Posted by: lenlen | November 29, 2006 08:17 AM
Nick Holt?
Posted by: ilium55 | November 29, 2006 08:46 AM
It was Dewayne Walker. He was the Secondary coach and Associate head coach. I think Kiffen might have been second.
Posted by: Alonso Velasco | November 29, 2006 08:57 AM
It was Dewayne Walker. He was the Secondary coach and Associate head coach. I think Kiffen might have been second.
Posted by: Alonso Velasco | November 29, 2006 08:57 AM
D Walker UCLA's D Coordinator
Posted by: miguelito | November 29, 2006 08:57 AM
DeWayne Walker, now ucla's DC.
Posted by: Bruce | November 29, 2006 09:05 AM
D Walker
Posted by: jjhr | November 29, 2006 09:56 AM
Dewayne Walker
Posted by: jacksonsf | November 29, 2006 09:59 AM
Dewayne walker
Posted by: Rick | November 29, 2006 10:11 AM
DeWayne Walker
Posted by: sweat | November 29, 2006 10:41 AM
Dwayne Walker - UCLA Def. Coordinator
Posted by: Kevin | November 29, 2006 10:47 AM
Norm Chow? Because PC took care of the Defense the next step is taking care of the offense. It makes sense!
Posted by: el capitan | November 29, 2006 11:37 AM
Norm Chow
Posted by: Karl | November 29, 2006 11:51 AM
DeWayne Walker. What do I win?
Posted by: vivian darkbloom | November 29, 2006 11:51 AM
Dewayne Walker
Posted by: trm | November 29, 2006 12:21 PM
Dewayne Walker ! How do you do ?
Posted by: td4troy | November 29, 2006 12:21 PM
Dewayne Walker was hired as a Assistant Head Coach/DB Coach
Posted by: JeffTrojanTheft | November 29, 2006 01:45 PM
That is easy Scott...come on...
Dewayne Walker
Posted by: PeeteUSC | November 29, 2006 02:04 PM
Dewayne Walker. who is now or shall I say, has been, the new Defensive Coordinator for the bruins. so he's familiar with Pete Carroll and probably told that pathetic team and staff everything about how Pete runs everything. not sure it'll help cuz that happened to USC many of times and nothing really happened.
Posted by: Jonathan | November 29, 2006 03:16 PM