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Lane Kiffin through the years

USC Coach Lane Kiffin had little to offer the Trojans during a 62-41 loss to Arizona State on Saturday night at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Ariz. USC fired Kiffin early Sunday morning after the team had returned to Los Angeles.

USC Coach Lane Kiffin had little to offer the Trojans during a 62-41 loss to Arizona State on Saturday night at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Ariz. USC fired Kiffin early Sunday morning after the team had returned to Los Angeles.  (Christian Petersen / Getty Images)

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Lane Kiffin has been fired as football coach, USC announced in a four-paragraph news release on its website early Sunday morning. The Trojans, who opened last season ranked No. 1 in the nation, have lost seven of their last 11 games, including a 62-41 decision to Arizona State on Saturday in Tempe, Ariz.

Utah State

Trojans Coach Lane Kiffin talks with quarterbback Cody Kessler, left, and tight end Randall Telfer in the second quarter against Utah State. USC defeated the Aggies, 17-14.   (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

Boston College

USC receiver Marqise Lee, left, scores on an 80-yard pass play against Boston College as Coach Lane Kiffin celebrates in the first half of a game at the Coliseum. USC defeated the Eagles, 35-7.   (Chris Carlson / Associated Press)

Washington State

USC Coach Lane Kiffin watches his Trojans squad warm up before their first Pac-12 Conference game this season against Washington State at the Coliseum. USC lost to the Cougars, 10-7.   (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

Hawaii

Trojans Coach Lane Kiffin watches his team prepare to play Hawaii in this season’s opener at Aloha Stadium. USC defeated the Rainbow Warriors, 30-13.   (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Lane Kiffin during practice

USC Coach Lane Kiffin directs his players during summer camp, when the Trojans were ranked No. 25 in the nation in a preseason poll.   (Jae C. Hong / Associated Press)

Media Day

Trojans Coach Lane Kiffin talks to the media during the Pac-12 Conference media day.   (Jae C. Hong / Associated Press)

Rivalry game

UCLA Coach Jim Mora and USC Coach Lane Kiffin embrace after the Bruins defeated the Trojans, 38-28, in their annual rivalry game last season.   (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

Matt Barkley and Kiffin

USC quarterback Matt Barkley and Coach Lane Kiffin chat before the start of a news conference in which Barkley, a junior, announced his intention to stay at USC for one more year.  (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

Monte and Lane Kiffin

USC Coach Lane Kiffin brought in his father, famed NFL defensive coach Monte Kiffin, to run the Trojans’ defense.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

New USC football coach

Lane Kiffin replaced Pete Carroll as USC football coach at the beginning of 2010, after Carroll left to become head coach of the NFL’s Seattle Seahawks.   (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Kiffin introduced at USC

Pressley Kiffin, 3, fidgets at the side of her father, Lane, who talks with the media as he is introduced as the new coach of USC football at Heritage Hall.   (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

Lane Kiffin

Lane Kifffin is greeted by fans as he arrives at Heritage Hall for his introductory news conference in 2010.   (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

Tennessee

Lane Kiffin calls in a play during his one season as coach at Tennessee during an SEC game against rival Vanderbilt in Knoxville. Tennessee won game, 31-16.   (Wade Payne / Associated Press)

Raiders

Lane Kiffin speaks to the media regarding rumors about his future with the Oakland Raiders. Questions about Kiffin’s status lingered over the organization, when the coach and owner Al Davis were at odds over the team’s defensive coordinator in a dispute that led to Davis sending Kiffin a letter of resignation to sign.  (Lacy Atkins / Associated Press)

USC assistants

Lane Kiffin and current Washington Coach Steve Sarkisian, left, were top assistants for USC under former coach Pete Carroll before moving on to Oakland and Seattle, respectively.  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

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