Already navigating through the 2011 season without secondary coach Willie Mack Garza, who resigned suddenly in September, USC also recently lost linebackers coach Joe Barry and receivers coach Ted Gilmore to NFL jobs with the Chargers and Raiders.
Today, multiple reports surfaced that coach Lane Kiffin would be filling two of those three vacancies. Footballscoop.com and USCFootball.com both reported that North Dakota State defensive coordinator Scottie Hazelton and former Nebraska and FAU secondary coach Marvin Sanders have been hired to coach the same positions with the Trojans, respectively.
FAU coach Carl Pelini confirmed the Sanders hiring to the South Florida Sun-Sentinel; Hazelton’s hiring was confirmed through USCFootball.com, although the school has yet to announce the hires formally.