USC Cannot Accept 8-4, Right?
Some USC officials were supposedly irritated today they had to deal with a report saying Clay Helton had been fired. Well, guess what, many USC fans have been irritated for the past two seasons. I’ve been irritated for longer than that with the sloppiness that surrounds the program. Texas coach Tom Herman said today in a statement, “7-5 will never be our standard at Texas.” … Continue reading USC Cannot Accept 8-4, Right?
Yes, USC Does Have A Team Meeting
You might have heard USC has a team meeting at 5:30 p.m. I’m told it was scheduled to discuss bowl plans and there is also a barbecue afterward. Plus, athletic director Mike Bohn is out of town. Now, anything can happen at USC, but Sunday meetings are not unusual. But of course, I will monitor it, just in case. Continue reading Yes, USC Does Have A Team Meeting
USC Turns To National Media
USC is mostly communicating with national media (Pete Thamel, Dennis Dodd, Pat Forde, Bruce Feldman) today. There’s always been a caste system in the athletic dept., where national writers get treated better. But is this an effective way to communicate? One high ranking USC official terms Clay Helton report “ridiculous.” Doesn’t mean it can’t happen at some point. But nothing in the works at the … Continue reading USC Turns To National Media
USC Has Officially Botched Clay Helton Situation
Herm Edwards fired three assistants today. Other schools are making moves. USC is letting the media dictate the situation with Clay Helton. It should come out with a statement today. Instead, there are conflicting reports on what will happen. USC can’t even fire Helton properly, if that’s what will happen. For what it’s worth, a donor told me right now he still expects Helton to … Continue reading USC Has Officially Botched Clay Helton Situation
Clay Helton Is Out Recruiting
USC commit Joshua Jackson tweeted this out at 12:42 p.m. FIGHT ON !✌🏾 pic.twitter.com/IWo57EZcal — Joshua Jackson Jr (@JoshuaJacksonJr) December 1, 2019 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Continue reading Clay Helton Is Out Recruiting
Clay Helton’s Fate Is On Fire
A USC source texted me that they expect Clay Helton to be fired tonight or Monday morning and that the terms of his departure are being worked out. I have not confirmed this with other sources. Sports Illustrated reported this morning it expects Helton to be fired by Monday. But . . . Pete Thamel of Yahoo sports tweeted the report is wrong. “Just spoke … Continue reading Clay Helton’s Fate Is On Fire
