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USC parts ways with Clay Helton
WeAreSC ^ | September 13, 2021 | Erik McKinney

Posted on 09/13/2021 2:47:45 PM PDT by Fiji Hill

USC athletic director Mike Bohn announced Monday that Clay Helton is out as head coach of the Trojans.

Cornerbacks coach Donte Williams will serve as interim head coach for the remainder of the season. Bohn and Helton addressed the team and delivered the news during a regular Monday meeting.

“Clay is one of the finest human beings I have met in this industry, and he has been a tremendous role model and mentor to our young men,” Bohn said in a statement released by the USC Athletics department. “We appreciate his many years of service to our university and wish him nothing but the very best. Consistent with our values as an institution, he deserves the utmost respect from the Trojan Family during this transition.”

Helton took over as the permanent USC head coach in late-2015 after serving as interim for much of that season. He posted a 46-24 record and went 2-3 in bowl games (one win as an interim head coach). USC is coming off a blowout loss to Stanford, dropping its 2021 record to 1-1 and falling out of the national polls.

“Our university and its leadership are committed to winning national championships and restoring USC football to glory,” Bohn said in the statement. “I accept the enormous responsibility I have to our current and former players and the entire Trojan Family to live up to our incredible heritage.”

The firing comes just two games into the 2021 season, but this has been building. Helton helped the Trojans to a Rose Bowl win and a Pac-12 title in the 2016 and 2017 seasons, but USC went just 5-7 in 2018 and lost five games in 2019.

“As I committed to upon my arrival at USC, during the past two off-seasons we provided every resource necessary for our football program to compete for championships,” Bohn said in his message announcing the change. “The added resources carried significantly increased expectations for our team’s performance, and it is already evident that, despite the enhancements, those expectations would not be met without a change in leadership.”

Bohn said USC will begin a national search for its next permanent head coach.


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To: MrChips

It sure wasn’t Notre dame. Penn state had a great program.


81 posted on 09/15/2021 6:22:36 PM PDT by D Rider ( )
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To: D Rider

Penn State . . . Oh yeah, Sandusky U. Good linebackers, though.


82 posted on 09/16/2021 5:32:51 PM PDT by MrChips ("To wisdom belongs the apprehension of eternal things." - St. Augustine )
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To: MrChips

Exactly my point. Any school can be picked apart by the actions of a few individuals. No one is exempt. But hey, if it makes you feel superior...


83 posted on 09/16/2021 6:57:42 PM PDT by D Rider ( )
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To: D Rider
https://athlonsports.com/.amp/college-football/15-unethical-college-football-programs

A bit dated (8 years) but still largely accurate:

https://247sports.com/college/nebraska/Board/142/Contents/NCAA-Probation-Who-has-been-on-it-most-10728382/

84 posted on 09/17/2021 8:47:59 AM PDT by MrChips ("To wisdom belongs the apprehension of eternal things." - St. Augustine )
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To: MrChips

We learned from the FBI that there are two standards. One for the select and one for their opponents. The NCAA has been corrupt for a long long time.


85 posted on 09/17/2021 9:48:28 AM PDT by D Rider ( )
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