Ex-Seahawks coach Carroll pumped for 'exciting opportunities' - ESPN

Pete Carroll isn't sure whether he'll return to coaching. For now, he's returning to USC.

The former Seattle Seahawks and Trojans coach told Sports Radio 93.3 KJR-FM on Tuesday that he'll start teaching a class at USC this spring, though he didn't offer any specifics beyond that.

«I'm looking forward to that,» Carroll said. «It's going to be a really exciting endeavor when it's finalized and all that.»

Carroll's radio appearance marked his first comments to local media since his farewell news conference at Seahawks headquarters in January, after team owner Jody Allen announced that he was transitioning into an advisory role with the organization. A source has told ESPN that Carroll has only nominally been an adviser to the Seahawks, and he told the radio station that he has been keeping his distance from the team.

Carroll, though, said he will be doing some advising for «some other clubs.» He wouldn't specify which ones but did clarify that they aren't football teams. Another recent project involved a trip to an American military base in Kuwait for a basketball tournament with U.S. troops. He said that experience reminded him that he has to continue to give back.

«I'm excited about it because there's more stuff to teach,» he said. «There's more stuff to share. Everybody wants to know what I'm doing and all that, am I coaching or what am I doing, I'm working with some really fun people and some exciting opportunities to do some really cool stuff and putting things together… for others, so I'm going to keep working that way and see what happens.»

Carroll said he hasn't had much interaction with the Seahawks' new staff other than an impromptu meeting with his successor, Mike Macdonald.

«I haven't talked to those guys at