USC was right to fire Clay Helton, but the Trojans need a big name to return them to glory. Maybe not Pete Carroll, but the power and swagger Carroll represented.
USC has fired embattled coach Clay Helton, who had long been a source of fan discontent, in the wake of the team’s 42-28 loss to Stanford on Saturday.
USC president Carol L. Folt stands next to USC athletic director Mike Bohn during his introductory news conference in November 2019.. In the strangest of evolutions, the coach who led USC to the greatest sustained glory in the program’s history has been affixed with a scarlet letter by some university officials because of the rules he broke and independence he created.
Who will be taking over Clay Helton’s football coaching job at USC? Here’s a look at 13 coaching candidates primed to be front-runners for the permanent job. Lynn Swann gave Helton that insane contract extension that saved Helton’s job for the same reason. Swann knew Helton would keep quiet and follow orders.The Trojans don’t need that, they need a force who will boldly give the orders, and it’s now on Folt and Bohn to follow Caruso’s mandate and find one.
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