Bill Plaschke seems to think so, and he says that Carroll is showing more interest in The League this time around than ever before. He also says that, should the Trojans win their final two games, Carroll would have completed the greatest five-year stretch in college football history. The time would be ripe for him to jump ship to the NFL.

But despite all this talk, we get the feeling that the only thing on Pete Carroll’s mind right now is UCLA. (At least, we hope.)