The Raiders announce Pete Carroll as their new coach

It’s official: Pete Carroll is the new coach of the Las Vegas Raiders.

The Raiders announced Saturday afternoon that Carroll has become their head coach, returning to the NFL after many assumed his coaching career was overshadowed by schools after he was fired by the Seahawks a year ago.

Carroll has a 170-120-1 record as a head coach in the NFL with the Seahawks, Patriots and Jets. He won one Super Bowl and lost another during his 14 seasons in Seattle. He also built USC into the best program in college football during his tenure there.

When the regular season begins, Carroll will become the oldest person ever to be a head coach in an NFL game. He turns 74 in September; The previous record belongs to Romeo Crennel, who was 73 years old when he served as Texans’ interim coach.

The Raiders haven’t won a playoff game since they reached the Super Bowl after the 2002 season. It will be Carroll’s job to change that.