Former USC Trojans coach Pete Carroll is the new coach for the Las Vegas Raiders. Earlier this week, Carroll and the Raiders agreed on a three-year contract wit

Pete Carroll has a youthful energy that many people half his age don't possess, and the Raiders hope that enthusiasm — and, more importantly, his proven track record — translates to Las Vegas. It's a gamble in a city that knows something about that subject on someone who will turn 74 in September,

The AFC West was probably already the best-coached division going into this weekend. But it just got more star power with the Raiders hire of Pete Carroll. Carroll brings 18 years of head coaching experience to a Las Vegas franchise which has been down in the dumps.