New Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carrol is “fired up” to be the head coach of the struggling NFL franchise.

“They have embraced my approach … in a manner in which they want to wipe the path clear and give me the clearest opportunity to bring everything that I have to offer. That’s really what I was looking for, the trust and belief from the top of the organization,” Carroll said a day after his public farewell from USC.

“They don’t have an agenda of how they want their Football played. They want me to do that. That’s exactly and precisely what I was looking for.”

After hugging current Seahawk and former USC defensive end Lawrence Jackson in the back of the auditorium, the 58-year-old Carroll was breathless describing how he snared the exact opportunity he’s always wanted in the NFL — but never thought he’d get after New England fired him following three seasons as coach through 1999.

“I am so fired up to be here today. Right from the beginning, they undersold. This is a tremendous place to come to work,” Carroll said moments after Seahawks CEO Tod Leiweke led him on a tour of the Seahawks’ luxurious headquarters for the first time.

Time will tell if Carroll can really take the program and turn it around like he did with USC.