Players React to Kennedy Polamalu News

USC players took to Twitter to vent their frustrations and disbelief upon hearing news of reports that offensive coordinator/running backs coach Kennedy Polamaly will not be returning to USC next season.

Storified by Shotgun Spratling· Sat, Feb 09 2013 00:39:02

The running backs seemed especially upset by the news.

From the incoming freshman Ty Isaac and Justin Davis:

DisappointedTy Isaac

Lot of thoughts right nowJustin Davis

It's going to be very hard to replace coach PJustin Davis

To veterans Tre Madden Soma Vainuku and Curis McNeal (though McNeal claimed to have seen the writing on the wall):

Wow... This is crazyTre Madden

Lot of emotions flowing right now.soma vainuku

This can't be happening...soma vainuku

Not only did we lose the best coach, we lost the only Trojan who was on staff. Real sad daysoma vainuku

Best running back coach period. Gonna miss him. Love you coach p. http://instagr.am/p/Vf3PNzjqCx/soma vainuku

I knew he was leaving sooner or later ..CaveMan

U dont get rid of coach P now how ignorant was that smh he is the best coach there #KIFFSCRAZYDECISIONStafon Johnson

Coach P the best rb coach in the nation i know that for damn sure a better person that cared about all his players ... http://tmi.me/JLZMjMarc Tyler

But it wasn't just the running backs, other offensive players were stunned by the move as well:

Coach P is out at SC?!!? What?! Khaled Holmes

Now why would they do that smhRobert Woods

Woooooooow seriously?Jorge

Smh coach P is goneNics ✌

Tell me it's not trueDarreus Rogers✌

Polamalu's influence was wide-reaching. Even USC's defensive players are a combination of perplexed, upset and mad:

My weekend has been officially ruinedMichael Hutchings

If it ain't one thing it's another.... SMDHGerald Bowman

@robertwoods it's gone be damn near all new faces aroundGerald Bowman

Well that's unfortunateKevin Greene

@M_Tyler26 @insideusc what!??? Coach P gone!? He's the last guy on that staff that needs to leaveShane Horton

The one positive reinforcement comes from senior Devon Kennard

"Tradition doesn't graduate" we must keep the train moving fellas #FightOnDevon Kennard