"Patterson, who hasn't been a full-time member of any college football staff since 2021, comes to USC just a few weeks after being voted into the College Football Hall of Fame on his first ballot. Patterson spent 24 seasons at Texas Christian - and 21 as head coach - where he staked his reputation as a preeminent defensive mind and masterful evaluator of talent."
"Patterson was the winningest coach in TCU history and the second-longest tenured coach in all of college football, behind only Iowa's Kirk Ferentz, when he resigned in October 2021 after being told he wouldn't be back the following season at TCU. Riley, who was Oklahoma's head coach at the time, said that he was "sick" when he heard the news of Patterson's exit. The two coaches knew each other well, having crossed paths in the Big 12 for half a decade by that point."
Lincoln Riley made multiple attempts to fix USC's defense, first hiring a familiar Oklahoma aide and then a high-paid rising coach who left after two seasons. Riley is now close to hiring Gary Patterson as defensive coordinator. Patterson has not been a full-time college coach since 2021 and was recently voted into the College Football Hall of Fame on his first ballot. Patterson spent 24 seasons at Texas Christian, 21 as head coach, building a reputation for the 4-2-5 scheme that produced five No. 1 finishes in total defense and earned him two AP coach of the year awards. He resigned from TCU in October 2021 and later worked in consultant and analyst roles.
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