Helton will receive his award on February 25 during the LA Sports Awards banquet.
The interim-turned-permanent head coach took control of USC’s football team in October after Steve Sarkisian was removed from his post. Though the Trojans lost their first game under Helton in South Bend against Notre Dame, they won four contests in a row, including a home upset of then-No. 4 Utah.
A blowout loss to Oregon in Eugene set USC back on their quest for an unlikely conference title, but they bounced back to beat UCLA 40-21 on the final weekend of the regular season to secure the school’s first ever Pac-12 South title.