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Matt Leinart on Steve Sarkisian: 'Inappropriate and unacceptable' (podcast)

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Quarterbacking USC is a job, like being President of the United States or lead singer of Van Halen, that not a lot of people have held, and even fewer have done well. Matt Leinart served at USC with distinction, winning both a national championship and a Heisman Trophy, and he joins us today on Yahoo Sports' Grandstanding podcast to talk college football.

We begin with the story of USC head coach Steve Sarkisian, who made some unfortunate comments on Saturday night while under the influence of what he says was a combination of alcohol and medication. Leinart, who worked with Sark while at USC, nonetheless didn't hold back:

"Obviously, what he did is inappropriate and unacceptable," Leinart told Yahoo Sports. "He understands that. That's not how you represent any college, let alone USC, but I think he's handled it like a man. I buy his apology. He understands that it's not tolerated, and it can't happen again." (Hear the full interview above.)

From there, we speak of more on-the-field college football matters:

• Is USC's Cody Kessler a legit Heisman candidate? What's it like coming into a season so highly heralded?

• Is USC or Oregon the class of the Pac-12?

• Can anybody beat Ohio State?

• What did Leinart think of the Super Bowl play-calling of his old coach Pete Carroll?

Thanks for listening to the Grandstanding podcast with Jay Busbee and Kevin Kaduk. Hit us up on Twitter (@kevinkaduk and @jaybusbee) Facebook (Kaduk here, Busbee here) or via the hashtag #grandstanding. See you next ep!

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