Boise State football coach Chris Petersen has withdrawn his name from consideration for the head coaching position at USC, ESPN.com’s Joe Schad reported Monday morning.

    Schad had reported Sunday night that Petersen and Vanderbilt coach James Franklin were USC’s top candidates and that the search could be completed as early as this week.

    Petersen has a 92-12 record in eight seasons as the head coach at Boise State and has been at the school since starting as the offensive coordinator in 2001.

    CBSSports.com’s Jeremy Fowler reported Monday that, “USC’s search firm reached out to a rep” for Petersen but that the coach has indeed withdrawn his name from consideration. Fowler adds that Petersen “appears ready to stay at the school for the foreseeable future.”

    Petersen is in the midst of his worst season at Boise State. The Broncos are 8-4 with a bowl game still to come. It’s the first time in his eight seasons that they lost more than three games and only the third time that the Broncos lost more than one game.

    There will be no media availability with Petersen until the Broncos’ bowl announcement on Sunday.

    Steve Sarkisian was named the head coach at Southern California on Monday, leaving Washington to return to the Trojans’ storied football program for another run at national titles.

    Two days after USC’s regular season ended with a home loss to UCLA, Trojans athletic director Pat Haden replaced interim coach Ed Orgeron with yet another assistant coach from Pete Carroll’s championship-winning era at the school.

    The 39-year-old Sarkisian is a Los Angeles-area native who went 34-29 in five seasons at Washington, rebuilding a decimated program into a bowl contender. He is the permanent replacement for Lane Kiffin, his former co-offensive coordinator at USC under Carroll.

    Sarkisian will be introduced at a news conference Tuesday. In a statement released by USC, the coach thanked the Huskies for his first head coaching opportunity.

    “I am extremely excited to be coming home to USC and for the opportunity that USC presents to win championships,” Sarkisian said. “I can’t wait to get started.”

    Kiffin was fired in late September and replaced by Orgeron, who didn’t get the permanent job from Haden despite going 6-2. Crosstown rival UCLA trounced USC 35-14 last Saturday in what turned out to be the Trojans’ final game under Orgeron, who resigned Monday after failing to get the head job.

    Haden didn’t immediately announce who will coach the Trojans in their bowl game later this month, but it could be Sarkisian, who immediately left Washington. He also could bring a handful of Huskies assistants with him to USC.

    Haden said USC conducted a major search during the regular season, interviewing five coaches for the job.

    “We kept coming back to Sark,” Haden said. “He is the only one who was offered the job. I believe in my gut that he is the right coach for USC at this time. He embodies many of the qualities for which we looked. He is an innovative coach who recruits well and develops players. He is a proven and successful leader.”