I had a conversation with a friend this morning, where I said the big fear should be that Clay Helton wins enough games next season to save his job. Or retain the support of Carol Folt, which is the same thing. The problem is it will set up a potentially rocky 2021 because that is when these indifferent recruiting classes start catching up with USC. … Continue reading USC Setting Itself Up For Rocky 2021

I will chalk this up to the fact Clay Helton was probably driving in South Bay traffic Wednesday night and got distracted. Helton recalled facing new USC defensive coordinator Todd Orlando during “Trojans Live” and said facing him once at Utah State and twice at Texas were “three of the most frustrating days I’ve ever had in my life.” “When he was the defensive coordinator … Continue reading Don’t Rely On Clay Helton For Facts Either

When Clay Helton doesn’t care about the fans enough to do more than a cell-phone interview with the in-house USC radio show on Signing Day, it says something. Worse, Helton didn’t even make sense during the interview. Helton said he was thrilled he had the chance to hire defensive coordinator Todd Orlando after he was fired at Texas. “I was like, `Wow, there’s one of … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Clay Helton’s Fuzzy Logic Returns

Clay Helton didn’t even do the “Trojans Live” show in person tonight. He mailed it in by calling on his cell phone, which had poor reception and died before the inteview was over. “It may not be the sexiest class but it’s one that wins championships,” Helton said. That’s a recycled comment from December. Helton said “we have a corners coach that we’ll hire here … Continue reading Clay Helton Mails In Radio Interview