This season is officially worse than the last, USC completing its regular season with a 6-6 record and probably destined for a minor bowl in a desert wasteland.
Remember how an 8-5 season last year felt as if it was rock bottom?
Well, things have unraveled at USC to the point where the infamous Clay Helton era, in retrospect, is starting to look half-decent.
Following a 49-35 defeat to No. 5 Notre Dame at the Coliseum on Saturday, Lincoln Riley has a 25-14 record as USC’s coach. In the same role, Helton was 28-11 through his first 39 games.