"Lane is my head coach, 150%, now and hopefully for a long time," Haden said in a phone interview. "I see the future. I see the potential. I know what he's been fighting through and I like what he's done."
Forget the deflated footballs and switched jerseys, is there anything more head-scratching than this? A struggling USC coach receiving a vote of confidence after a loss to UCLA? Just another day in the wonderful Land of Kiff.
"Were our expectations too high? Maybe," Haden said. "But I see a lot of positives, a lot of things to build on, and I hope Lane and I are together a long time."
It appears Haden gave Kiffin the news earlier this week. Good thing, because this game couldn't have helped his cause.
Kiffin gets vote of confidence