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Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin shoots down USC rumors: There isn’t a blank check big enough for me

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by Doug Rush
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Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin shoots down USC rumors: There isn’t a blank check big enough for me.

One of the newest names to be linked to the USC head coaching job is current Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin.

The 49-year-old head coach has been with the Steelers since the 2007 season and isn’t looking to jump ship anytime soon. When Tomlin was asked about the USC head coaching job, Tomlin shot it down hard and emphatically.

Tomlin is currently 3-3 with the Steelers in 2021 and is 148-81-1 in his 14 years as the Steelers head coach with a Super Bowl victory in 2008.

The Steelers are an organization that generally keep their coaches, as they have only had three head coaches since 1969 with Chuck Noll (1969-1991), Bill Cowher (1992-2006) and now Tomlin.

If Tomlin were to ever hit the open market, like Cowher, whose been in coaching rumor circles since 2007, he’d have a ton of interest from the NFL and NCAA.

But for now, Tomlin is staying in Pittsburgh.

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Doug Rush

Doug Rush is entering his 18th season as a writer. His career dates back to when he was with The Asbury Park Press covering high school football, The Harlem Globetrotters and The Lakewood Blueclaws.


In 2009, he joined Bleacher Report, covering the New York Yankees and New York Giants, amassing over 2 million reader views.


After 2013, he left B/R to join Sports Media 101 to cover the Yankees and Giants. While with Sports Media 101, Rush was named to the Pro Football Writers Association of America. He was there until July of 2016.

In January of 2018, Rush joined USA Today as part of the Giants Wire staff to cover the Giants. He is still currently with them, as he does weekly analysis for them during the season.


In September of 2021, Rush joined Pro Sports Extra, where he will be covering MLB, the NFL, NBA, WWE and AEW.


Doug is from Toms River, New Jersey where he has two children, Carson and Peyton.

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