Mike Riley staying put

Mike Riley has officially turned down University of Southern California and has agreed to a 3 year extension with Oregon State. Riley's updated contract has him as the coach of the Beavers through 2019.

Pete Carroll resigns

According to the LA Times Pete Carroll has resigned as the head coach of Southern California. Carroll will be the coach of the Seattle Seahawks, numerous reports have come out as possible replacements for Carroll. Mike Riley the head coach of Oregon State was the leading candidate, however, OSU has offered Riley a lifetime contract. This should definitely offer a changing of the PAC 10 power structure.

Pete Carroll

To everyone that has not been watching the sports world the past 36 hours it look like that Southern California coach Pete Carroll has agreed in principle to become the head coach of the Seattle Seahawks. Carroll coached in the NFL as a head coach for 4 years and had a record a little better than .500. The biggest effect that this will have is in the PAC 10 and in recruiting. Many of USC's recruits that had made verbal commitments and were stunned by the recent changes and are now considering going back on there verbal commitments. This should really help out the PAC 10 teams not to mention the whole NCAA as USC would normally pull recruits from all over the country. As of now Mike Riley, the head coach at Oregon State, is the front runner to replace Pete Carroll.