Clay Helton Doing Less Media

Clay Helton has a new policy where he only speak to the media after Saturday practices during the spring. He also spoke at the first practice, which means he is available for 6 of the 15 spring practices. This is unprecedented at USC, where coaches are accessible. Even Lane Kiffin spoke after practices unless he happened to get mad at something someone asked. Why would … Continue reading Clay Helton Doing Less Media

USC Target Decommits From Oklahoma

Mater Dei cornerback Darion Green-Warren‏ announced today he was no longer committed to Oklahoma. I would not immediately read any of this as being related to USC given how poor a job the Trojans have done recruiting local prospects. And you might read on some fan sites that new defensive backs coach Greg Burns is yelling or being demonstrative at practices but he wasn’t known … Continue reading USC Target Decommits From Oklahoma

If It’s Friday, It’s Time For A USC Notes Column

I spoke to a USC player on Thursday about the new Friday depth chart policy promised by Clay Helton. I asked the player what difference he thought the depth chart would make? “It won’t mean anything,” the player said. “The team won’t worry about it.” This goes back to a recurring theme for the Trojans: The players are pretty much over listening to Helton. So … Continue reading If It’s Friday, It’s Time For A USC Notes Column

Graham Harrell Keeps It Simple

New USC offensive coordinator Graham Harrell is starting to remind me of Vince Lombardi when he talks about the offense. Lombardi could spend an entire day speaking about his sweep play at a coaching clinic and the Packers dared opponents to stop a play that everyone knew was coming. Here’s what Harrell said tonight: “We have like four run plays. “This is all you have to … Continue reading Graham Harrell Keeps It Simple