e. We know the hows and whys. The next big question:Where does USC go from here?Before we go further, let's eliminate those who won't leave for USC. The usual suspects include Chris Petersen, Pat Fitzgerald, Nick Saban, Jeff Fisher and Art Briles, to name a handful.Now, on to those who will fit in Los Angeles, and where USC athletic director Pat Haden should reach out and gauge interest:James Franklin, VanderbiltThe positive: He has won at Vanderbilt and made the brand recognizable in a conference Miami Marlins Hoodie that has swallowed the program whole for the better part of a century. A charismatic guy who can recruit with anyone given the resources. Imagine what he could do in Los Angeles.The negative: Hiring Franklin means hiring a coach who has four former players involved in a sexual a sault case. One has pled guilty to a le ser charge and been sentenced; three others are awaiting trial. Is that his fault? Of course not. But those things stick to coaches and resonate with university presidents.Pep Hamilton, Indianapolis Colts, offensive coordinatorThe positive: Knows the Pac-12, has a strong background coaching under succe sful leaders (most recently David Shaw at Stanford) and brings an offensive mind/philosophy. Bonus: a terrific recruiter while at Stanford.The negative: Has never been a head coach. Don't think that's not a big deal to presidents who have final say in these million-dollar decisions.Greg Roman, San Francisco 49ers, offensive coordinatorThe positive: Has spent the last five seasons coaching under Jim Harbaugh at Stanford and with the 49ers. He'll bring the same thing Harbaugh (and Hamilton and Davd Shaw) would bring to Troy: a proven offense and a nasty attitude. It was Roman, with Harbaugh, who coined the term playing with "character and cruelty" at Stanford.The negative: Like Hamilton, no head coaching experience.L.A. TIMES: Mike Riley, Oregon StateThe positive: Few have done more with le s in an age where it's all about getting as many four- and five-star players as you can and rolling the balls on the field. Has the temperament to deal with L.A. madne s, and Miami Marlins Jersey personality to win despite it.The negative: He loves Oregon State. And he loves big fish, small pond. USC made a run at Riley before it hired Kiffin; UCLA made a run at Riley. Heck, Alabama made a run at Riley before it hired Mike Price (remember that?). If he wasn't intrigued with coaching at the elite level before, why would he be now?Steve Sarkisian, WashingtonThe positive: The connecting the Pete Carroll glory years Miami Marlins Custom Jersey . Then again, so was Kiffin. The difference: Sark is more polished, more organized, more determined than Kiffin, and has proven his ability to build by taking over a brutal situation at Washington and setting up for current and future succe s.The negative: He has a brand new stadium, he has Washington thinking big and recruiting well. Why leave after all that hard work put you in position to win big?MORE: | One down, one to goOhio State pa sed its first major test last weekend, playing smart and holding off Wisconsin to set up this weekend's game at unbeaten Northwestern.But that 31-24 win over the Badgers came with numerous flaws; numerous red flags that show the team isn't quite among the nation's elite. The Buckeyes don't cover well in the secondary, and don't run the ball with nearly enough power and punishment as coach Urban Meyer wants.When your best option in the run game is QB Braxton Miller, you've got i sues. Then again, when you've got Miller making plays in the pa s and run games, you can hide a lot of flaws.Fear the TurtleIf you didn't think unbeaten Maryland was for real after beginning the season with four straight victories, something had to click after the Terps didn't even play last weekend.Why, you ask? Because that West Virginia team that upset top 15 Oklahoma State last weekend was the same WVU team that couldn't score a point on Maryland a week earlier in a humiliating 37-0 lo s.We say this now because Maryland still isn't ranked in the coaches poll (No. 25 in the AP poll), and because the Terps play at Florida State in a game that suddenly looks dangerous for the No.8 'Noles.FSU struggled last weekend at Boston College as a double-digit favorite (when do the 'Noles not struggle under Jimbo Fisher as double-digit favorites against FBS schools?), and will likely do so again this week. But not because of some strange quirk Jeff Locke Jersey that has become a trend; because Maryland can rush the pa ser and cover in the secondary.BC couldn't capitalize on a 17-3 lead and early momentum because the Eagles didn't have the players on defense to keep FSU QB Jameis Winston from getting comfortable after a rocky start. Maryland does.At the very least, it will be a good test for Winston, who has pa sed just about Martin Prado Jersey every other obstacle thrown in front of him in the first month of the season.What worked last weekend--The Alabama defense. Finally. Glad to see you fellas have decided to hold up the tradition. .-- The Oregon State pa sing game. Have you seen what Sean Mannion is doing? His six touchdown pa ses against Colorado gave him 21 for the season. After five games.What needs work-- SEC defenses outside of Tuscaloosa. Last week alone, winning teams that don't rhyme with Salabama won by giving up 41, 33, 25 and 24 points. Woof.-- Bash Tommy Rees all you want, Notre Dame fans. The defense that was supposed to be as dominant as last season isn't producing. It's not just the lo s of MLB Manti Te'o, either. The elite front - with as many as four future NFL players - gets beat consistently.