A former USC All-American called me after the Notre Dame.

” Who has (Clay Helton) beaten other than Penn State on a national stage?” he said.

This is a problem because the former players value games like Alabama, Ohio State and Notre Dame. Helton did beat Notre Dame in 2016 when the Irish were 4-8. So that is definitely an asterisk.

I guess it’s just Penn State.

• If you do not get the Pac-12 Network, what is your plan Saturday night? Going to the game (doubtful)? Finding a friend who gets it? Going to a sports bar?

• The Graduation Success Rate (GSR) was released today and here is how the Pac-12 stacked up:

1. Utah, 93%

2. Stanford, 91%

3. Washington, 90%

4. UCLA, 86%

5. Colorado, 83%

6. USC, 82%

7. WSU, 80%

8. Oregon, 77%

9. Arizona, 76%

10. ASU, Cal, 75%

12. OSU, 70%

• The 49ers signed former USC wide receiver Deontay Burnett to their practice squad. The Bucaneers signed former USC tailback Aca’Cedric Ware to their practice squad on Tuesday.