Pete Carroll Returning To USC In Surprising New Role

Former USC Trojans head coach Pete Carroll revealed his plans to return to the university in a teaching role during an interview with iHeartMedia's Dave ' Softy ' Mahler and Dick Fain released on Tuesday (August 20).

"I'm looking forward to that. It's going to be a really exciting endeavor when it's finalized and all that," Carroll said, though not adding any additional details.

Carroll appeared on radio for the first time since his departing from the Seattle Seahawks after 14 seasons as head coach, which included winning Super Bowl LXVIII and two NFC Championships. The 72-year-old previously coached the Trojans from 2001 to 2009, which included winning two Associated Press national championships and four Rose Bowls before accepting the position with the Seahawks amid eventual sanctions against the USC football program.

Carroll said he also planned to do some advising for "some other clubs," though specifying that they aren't football teams, having previously been involved in a project that included a trip to an American military base in Kuwait for a basketball tournament with U.S. troops.

"I'm excited about it because there's more stuff to teach," he said. "There's more stuff to share. Everybody wants to know what I'm doing and all that, am I coaching or what am I doing, I'm working with some really fun people and some exciting opportunities to do some really cool stuff and putting things together ... for others, so I'm going to keep working that way and see what happens."