USC Coach Steve Sarkisian Taking Leave of Absence, Twitter Speaks
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USC Football Head Coach Steve Sarkisian is taking a leave of absence and there are a lot of people on Twitter that have an opinion about it.
Honestly, the title says it all. USC coach Steve Sarkisian is taking a leave in the middle of a season that has been one let down after another from an inebriated ‘Salute to Troy’ speech to big home losses to Stanford and Washington.
Here is what Twitter said about Steve Sarkisian.
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— Reign of Troy (@ReignofTroy) October 11, 2015
USC source said Sarkisian likely won't return this season but doesn't know future beyond that. Said it's clear to all he needs to get help.
— Arash Markazi (@ArashMarkazi) October 11, 2015
— Daniel Green (@TKN951) October 11, 2015
Ding! Ding! Ding! https://t.co/H075WOdyES
— La Femme Bruin 👋😒 (@LaFemmeBruin) October 11, 2015
Two sources at USC say Steve Sarkisian was sent home by athletic director Pat Haden earlier today.
— Bryan Fischer (@BryanDFischer) October 11, 2015
“It was very clear to me that he is not healthy,” USC AD Pat Haden said of Steve Sarkisian http://t.co/8BAegXJ55R pic.twitter.com/Zm1wVageUH
— KTLA (@KTLA) October 11, 2015
BREAKING: Players noticed Steve Sarkisian not sober at special teams meeting this morning #USC
— InsideUSC (@InsideUSC) October 11, 2015
When Steve Sarkisian arrived this morning at USC, “he appeared not normal” source told @ESPN. “He hasn’t been in a good place all season"
— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) October 11, 2015
USC will now have 5 different coaching stints in their last 29 games: Kiffin, Oregeron, Helton, Sark, now Helton again
— Pacific Talks (@PacificTalks) October 11, 2015
Steve Sarkisian seemed “emotional” and “unusual” at USC today. This goes beyond x’s and o’s. Best thoughts for a return to health.
— Joe Schad (@schadjoe) October 11, 2015