Full Coverage: Steve Sarkisian and USC

The messy dispute between Steve Sarkisian and USC dropped out of public view with a few lines on a Los Angeles Superior Court docket.

As USC ended practice Sunday, Clay Helton stood in the middle of the field as the team crowded around him.

Two days after USC hired Steve Sarkisian as head football coach, Riki Ellison remained shocked at his alma mater’s speed in making the decision.

To the editor: I am neither a USC alumnus nor a fan of USC sports.

Former USC football coach Steve Sarkisian, who was fired on Monday, on Wednesday posted thanks on his Twitter account for the support he has received.

USC football fans went into full recrimination mode this week after Athletic Director Pat Haden fired troubled football coach Steve Sarkisian, apparently in connection with a long-rumored drinking problem.

The question looming over Pat Haden was a big one.

USC Athletic Director Pat Haden said Tuesday that Steve Sarkisian was fired because his conduct did not meet USC’s standards and expectations of a head coach.

The turmoil surrounding USC’s football team deepened Monday with the firing of Steve Sarkisian, a troubled coach who promised before the season he would seek professional help to determine if he had a drinking problem.

Many Trojan football fans and followers welcomed the decision Monday to fire Steve Sarkisian as USC’s head coach, with some saying the university should have taken the action weeks ago.

Faced with mounting reports of erratic behavior by its football coach, USC fired the troubled Steve Sarkisian on Monday afternoon.

USC fired Steve Sarkisian on Monday, one day after announcing he had been placed on an indefinite leave of absence after missing a Sunday practice.