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Clay Helton entered the season on the hot seat, and USC’s loss to BYU in overtime on Saturday is enough to cause questions about the head coach’s job security. A week after rallying to beat Stanford at home 45-20 behind backup quarterback …
USC on Sunday announced a somewhat surprising decision to commit to head coach Clay Helton heading into 2019, and one of the reasons for that could be very straightforward. Money. Prior to the 2018 season, USC signed Helton to a contract extension …
USC ended a disappointing season with a loss to Notre Dame on Saturday night, and many have assumed firing head coach Clay Helton would be the school’s first order of business this offseason. That is not happening, however. On Sunday, USC …
USC just completed a disappointing 5-7 season on Saturday night with a loss to Notre Dame, and fans have been calling for head coach Clay Helton to lose his job. If the school does decide to make a change, one prominent NFL coach could be on their …
USC Trojans head coach Clay Helton has insisted he feels like he has job security, and he expressed the same sentiment on Saturday night even after a loss to Notre Dame. Helton’s Trojans finished 5-7 after losing 24-17 to Notre Dame. He said …
The USC Trojans need an unlikely win over Notre Dame on Saturday night just to become bowl eligible, but fans have already decided what they want to happen to coach Clay Helton no matter what. About four hours ahead of Saturday night’s game, a …
Many USC Trojans fans want Clay Helton fired, and they are getting serious about the situation. A group of USC fans who belong to “The Peristyle,” a USC message board that’s part of the 247 Sports family, started a GoFundMe page on …
The USC Trojans are facing long odds just to become bowl eligible, and their head coach is starting to feel the heat. The Trojans gave up 13 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to lose 34-27 to rivals UCLA, dropping them to 5-6 on the season. …
Outsiders may believe that Clay Helton is on the hot seat at USC, but Helton does not feel that way. Helton spoke with the media on Tuesday and said he feels support from athletic director Lynn Swann. Here were his full comments, via SoCal News …
As we move into the latter part of the college football season, some teams are angling to reach the playoffs and others are hoping to make bowl games. That, however, is only one half of the picture, as a handful of coaches on the other end of the …
Just who is calling offensive plays for USC football this season? That’s something USC fans would like to know so they can determine who should shoulder blame for the Trojans’ poor performances. Unfortunately, there’s not a very …
Clay Helton sent a really nice note about Sam Darnold after the quarterback declared for the NFL Draft on Wednesday. The USC head coach called Darnold a “true example of what it means to be a Trojan” and praised Darnold’s character. …
USC head coach Clay Helton had to shoot down a wild rumor when speaking with the media on Tuesday. Yes, the Trojans coach actually answered a question about whether or not one of his players hit him. Helton spoke with reporters Tuesday to address …
USC announced on Monday that Clay Helton has shed the interim label and been named the school’s permanent head football coach. In a press release, USC athletic director Pat Haden said the Trojans had spent “weeks” interviewing …
Steve Sarkisian is going to delegate a little bit more this season. Entering his second season as head coach of the Trojans, Sark told reporters Saturday that he will hand the majority of playcalling duties to offensive coordinator Clay Helton. Clay …
