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Kiffin brings in another Volunteers assistant to coach at USC

By Gary Klein
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The migration of coaches from Tennessee to USC continued Friday as Trojans Coach Lane Kiffin announced the hiring of Willie Mack Garza.

Garza, 40, coached defensive backs last season at Tennessee. He joins Kiffin, defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin, defensive line coach Ed Orgeron and offensive line coach James Cregg, all of whom were in Knoxville for Kiffin’s only season with the Volunteers.

Tennessee ranked 12th among 120 major college teams in pass defense.

Garza played at Texas and was a graduate assistant for the Longhorns. He also has coached at Western Michigan, Texas Christian, Tarleton State and North Dakota State.

-- Gary Klein

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Gary Klein covers the Los Angeles Rams for the Los Angeles Times. Before that, he covered USC’s football program and athletic department. He began working for The Times in the San Fernando Valley edition and has reported on high school, college and pro sports. He grew up in Southern California and graduated from Cal State Northridge.

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