Clancy Pendergast, who has coordinated some of the top defenses in the NFL and in college since the mid-2000s and is known for his aggressive defenses that use creative schemes to create pressure, has returned to USC as the defensive coordinator after spending a season with the San Francisco 49ers, USC head coach Clay Helton announced today (Jan. 11).
This will be the third stint at USC for Pendergast, who most recently was at Troy in 2013 and molded the Trojan defense into one of the nation’s best that season. He has 24 years of coaching experience, including 16 in the NFL.