USC Trojans put Steve Sarkisian on indefinite leave, should fire Pat Haden

A shakeup in the Pac-12 South

Given his history of addiction, and what happened at that infamous USC booster dinner before the season, the USC Trojans should have done this before the year started, but Steve Sarkisian has been put on indefinite leave.

USC AD Pat Haden announces that Steve Sarkisian will take an "indefinite leave of absence." Clay Helton named interim head coach.

— USC Trojans (@USC_Athletics) October 11, 2015

Sarkisian was not at practice today. Haden then called him and said "it was very clear to me that he is not healthy."

— USC Trojans (@USC_Athletics) October 11, 2015

The Trojans suffered a home loss to Sark's former school Washington on Thursday night, leaving people to wonder if Chip Kelly should make his way to L.A.

More: Conquest Chronicles on Sarkisian's leave

USC is in a dire situation right now, and all of this falls squarely on the shoulders of Pat Haden. Haden needed to force Sarkisian to go to rehab when this issue first came up, instead of putting someone out there who has a history of addiction, like Sarkisian, in a high-stress situation (i.e. being the head coach at USC).

Then you add to that their 3-2 record, 1-2 in conference, and a trip to South Bend on the docket this weekend? The bomb was bound to go off at some point, and now it has.

Am told by multiple sources Steve Sarkisian showed up in no condition to work today & #USC brass knows he needs serious help.

— Bruce Feldman (@BruceFeldmanCFB) October 11, 2015

USC needs to get rid of Pat Haden, and needs to do it now.

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