One school of thought is Clay Helton could save his job with 8 or 9 victories this season, especially when Lynn Swann was athletic director. However, two people in the athletic dept. tell me they now believe unless USC wins the Pac-12, Helton will be replaced. They believe USC president Carol Folt will make change unless the team does so mething special like go to … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Does Clay Helton Need To Win Pac-12 To Save Job?

Quarterback Kedon Slovis was back at practice today but only for non-contact work. USC did not practice in pads today. Clay Helton said Slovis is not yet cleared for contact. Talanoa Hufanga also returned. Tight end Josh Falo has a sprained MCL. Wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown (foot and shoulder) and tailback Vavae Malepeai (knee) were not dressed. USC is scheduled to practice in pads … Continue reading Kedon Slovis Returns To Practice

Here’s the weekly podcast, where Aram Tolegian and I talk about the USC-Washington game, running into Clay Helton‘s wife and a bad food experience for Aram. Continue reading USC Podcast Time!

When Washington’s Trey Adams got an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty against USC, he was forced to do 500 push ups in practice as punishments. That is the rule for players who get an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty. Do you think Clay Helton, in this era of discipline, does that? Better yet, how about Helton yelling at a player for celebrating when he should be on the field? … Continue reading Can You Imagine Clay Helton Doing This?

QUARTERBACK It feels like a lot of people are making Matt Fink a scapegoat but they don’t ask if Graham Harrell aka Eb Dawson did a good job making the game plan easier for Fink’s first road trip? Kedon Slovis also had three interceptions in his road debut but he got more slack because fans want him to be the long-term answer. A better game … Continue reading Morning Buzz: USC-Washington Report Card