Now that USC's season has ended after last night's 59-46 loss to Virginia Commonwealth in the first round of the NCAA tournament, it should be interesting to see if there are any further ramifications from last week's suspension of head coach Kevin O'Neill following an altercation with an Arizona booster in a Los Angeles hotel last week.
Haden plans to address O'Neill about drinking [Long Beach Press-Telegram]
USC athletic director Pat Haden said he supported basketball coach Kevin O'Neill "150 percent," but added he intended to discuss in the future whether or not O'Neill has an issue with alcohol.
"I'm not a professional but it's something we have to talk about," Haden said. "We're going to talk about it. I'm not saying he has a drinking problem. These last eight months I haven't seen any indication there is. We'll talk about his behavior because there is a perception he was drinking that evening."
Haden said after USC's 59-46 loss to Virginia Commonwealth that O'Neill would return next season. O'Neill was asked after the game if he were interested in the now-vacant Oklahoma job?
"I've got a great job," [O'Neill] said. "I'm where I want to be. I expect to be at USC for a long time."Pat Haden has had enough work to do trying to clean up the USC football program. Now he has to deal with this.
Haden plans to address O'Neill about drinking [Long Beach Press-Telegram]
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