On his show Wednesday morning, Dan Patrick revealed that he had a source reach out to him saying that there is a potential road block to hiring Urban Meyer as the program’s next head coach, as well as a name to keep an eye out for in USC's search for its next athletic director.

Patrick’s said his source’s information came from a USC faculty member.

“It would be tough for the new female president to hire Urban Meyer at this point,” Patrick said, relaying his source’s message. “With his past, looked past spousal abuse, and then lied about it.”

Patrick then mentions a potential fit at the AD position that his source told him about, and the candidate has USC ties.

“...I was told Mark Jackson, who is the athletic director at Villanova, used to be at USC, Pete Carroll guy, he would be the guy that they would probably bring in, and then he would bring in his own coach,” Patrick said, again relaying his source’s message.

The USC, Meyer combination has been trendy ever since Meyer stepped down at Ohio State. Even Fox Sports cohosts Matt Leinart and Reggie Bush got the recruitment rolling this spring.

“We’ll definitely be recruiting him,” Bush told the Los Angeles Times. “What makes you think we won’t be recruiters? Nothing is off the table."

While Meyer admits there are aspects of coaching he misses, there are no real signs yet of an interest in returning to work. Meyer stepped down at Ohio State after a trying season on and off the field ended with a Big Ten Championship and Rose Bowl victory.

“I believe I’m done but I’ve also learned to just live in the moment,” Meyer said. “I love what I’m doing and I hope I do this for a long time.”

USC's Clay Helton went 5-7 last fall, the program's first losing campaign since 2000. Bush says the Trojans must turn things around or that'll be it for USC's current coaching regime.

“They have to win the division,” Bush said. “This is a put-up-or-shut-up season for them, especially for Clay Helton. I’m looking to see drastic improvements. People have to be held accountable and players have to be held accountable. They have to create an environment there where players really understand the tradition of winning that came before them.”