After parting ways with head coach Clay Helton several weeks ago, USC wants to bring some NFL experience to their football program. According to multiple reports, ex-Los Angeles head coach and current Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Anthony Lynn emerged as a candidate to replace Helton in recent days.
NFL Media’s Jim Trotter reports that USC already reached out to Lynn via boosters to get a better understanding of his interest in coaching at the college level. They returned with a positive answer, but the school has yet to make an official approach to Lynn.
If he takes over the Trojans, that would be the first college coaching experience for Anthony Lynn in any capacity.
His first coaching gig saw him become a special teams assistant with the Denver Broncos in 2000 before embarking on stints as a running backs coach with several organizations, including the Dallas Cowboys, New York Jets, and Buffalo Bills. In 2016, Lynn became the offensive coordinator for the Buffalo Bills and briefly served as interim head coach after the franchise fired Rex Ryan.
Ahead of the 2017 NFL season, Lynn left the Bills to become the head coach of the Los Angeles Chargers. He spent a total of four years with the organization, posting a 33-31 head-coaching record and leading the Chargers to one playoff appearance during that span.
