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USC football: Marqise Lee surprised by Lane Kiffin’s firing

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USC receiver Marqise Lee said Sunday that he was surprised by Pat Haden’s decision to fire Lane Kiffin as coach.

The All-American left Saturday night’s 62-41 loss to Arizona State because of a knee injury. He was on crutches Sunday morning on campus.

“Rough,” Lee said of Kiffin’s firing. “I didn’t think, if it was going to happen, that it would happen early.

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“My whole thinking was finishing out the season at least. I don’t know. Now we just see where we go from here. I don’t know what to expect.... Everybody’s just like, ‘We don’t know as far as coaching-wise how that works.’”

Lee said the players were scheduled to meet, possibly with Haden, on Sunday.

Lee’s left knee was wrapped in a brace and he said he had undergone tests.

“I feel like I’m all right,” Lee said. “It’s just sore.”

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