He really gets to the bottom of a 6-6 season fast. Hackett, in case you missed it, used offensive line coach Steve Greatwood as his first scapegoat to USC's miserable campaign. Hackett fired Greatwood, citing displeasure with the offensive front the last two years. USC had more penalties this season than Los Angeles has smog, and a great number of yellow flags flew for false starts. But to single out Greatwood is a sad statement for a coach whose team was as disciplined as 5-year old at Disneyland.
Word is, more changes are inevitable.
Fact is, Hackett should instead purchase a mirror for Christmas. Kudos to San Diego State coach Ted Tollner for promoting defensive line coach Ken Delgado to replace Claude Gilbert as the team's coordinator. He not only is the team's best recruiter, but as fine coach as the Aztecs have. Gilbert recently retired after 40 seasons in football. In five years, he built SDSU's defense from one of the worst nationally to one ranked 16th this season.