Pete Carroll sings the USC fight song with his players after the Trojans beat San Jose State on Sept. 1, 2001, his first game at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. (Lori Shepler / Los Angeles Times)
Pete Carroll celebrates a victory over UCLA in 2001, his first season as coach of the Trojans. (Lori Shepler / Los Angeles Times)
USC Coach Pete Carroll and quarterback Matt Leinert celebrate their victory over UCLA at the Coliseum on Dec. 3, 2005. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
USC Coach Pete Carroll gets doused in the waning moments of the Trojans’ victory over Oklahoma in the 2005 Orange Bowl to claim the national championship. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
USC Coach Pete Carroll raises the national trophy, with quarterback Matt Leinart behind him, after the Trojans beat Oklahoma at the Orange Bowl in 2005. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
USC Coach Pete Carroll walks off the field after the Trojans lost to Texas for the national championship during the Rose Bowl on Jan. 4, 2006. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
USC Coach Pete Carroll hugs quarterback John David Booty as the Trojans defeat UCLA at the Coliseum on Dec. 1, 2007. (Alex Gallardo / Los Angeles Times)
Pete Carroll leads the Trojans onto the field to play UCLA at the Rose Bowl in 2008. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)
Pete Carroll argues with an official during a Trojans game at Washington in 2009. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
USC Coach Pete Carroll celebrates a touchdown against UCLA in 2009. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
USC Coach Pete Carroll fires up wide reciever Damian Williams during the second quarter of the 95th Rose Bowl game on Jan. 1, 2009. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)
Seattle Coach Pete Carroll celebrates after the Seahawks defeated the Denver Broncos, 43-8, in Super Bowl XLVIII on Feb. 2, 20014. (Ted S. Warren / Associated Press)
Seattle Seahawks Coach Pete Carroll holds the Vince Lombardi Trophy after Super Bowl XLVIII. (Julio Cortez / Associated Press)
