There was one question no one wanted to touch after USC’s practice on Tuesday. Tyson Helton laughed, shook his head and said he would elect to punt.
“That's a head ball coach's decision,” he said.
The head coach, his brother, Clay Helton, equivocated.
It was a question that has no direct impact on USC’s upcoming season. But the answer provides insight into how USC will approach a tricky decision it will soon have to make.
If Sam Darnold had gotten hurt in the Rose Bowl game, who would’ve come in at quarterback?