Ed Orgeron Says USC Did Not Hire Him Because He's Not "A Country Club Guy"

Former USC coach tells 60 Minutes his accent played role in failure to get job

Ed Orgeron got a long profile tonight on 60 Minutes and he gets asked about USC's failure to hire him.

Reporter Jon Wertheim tells Orgeron he heard the higher-ups at USC said, "we need the kind of guy that has golf clubs in his trunk."

"I'm not a country club guy," Orgeron said.

Orgeron was asked if his accent worked against him at USC?

"Yes," he said. "For sure."

You can watch the full profile here.