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Notre Dame’s Opponents: Clay Helton remains on the perpetual hot seat at USC, despite offensive stars

Another year, another talented USC roster, another seeming referendum on Trojans head coach Clay Helton. Much may have changed around college football this offseason, but at least the uncertainty at the Coliseum remains a constant.

Helton’s job may never be safe at USC, but it is hard to envision enough of a stumble in 2021 to elicit his firing. Such are the perks of trotting out one of the country’s most experienced and best quarterbacks with a talented and explosive receiver corps.

Then again, that has been the case throughout Helton’s six years, but he remains on a perpetually hot seat.