Pat Haden is set to supplant Mike Garrett as the athletic director at the University of Southern California, the Los Angeles Times reported on Tuesday.
In a letter to school supporters Tuesday, incoming USC president Max Nikias stated Garrett will be replaced Aug. 3 by Haden, a respected member of USC's board of trustees and an NBC football analyst.
The 66-year-old Garrett has been the Trojans' athletic director for 17 years, but he received caustic criticism for his handling of the scandals surrounding USC's powerful football team and other programs over the past several years. The NCAA hit USC with major sanctions last month, including a two-year bowl ban and scholarship restrictions.
Nikias, who takes his own new job Aug. 3, also stated USC will return Bush's trophy to the Heisman Trophy Trust next month, possibly indicating the trophy will be revoked in the future. The school will take down any jerseys or murals recognizing the former star tailback or basketball player O.J. Mayo, the other major figure in the four-year NCAA investigation.
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