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Defensive coordinator Justin Wilcox will move from field to booth

One USC coordinator is going up, the other coming down.

Defensive coordinator Justin Wilcox will move from the field to the coaches' booth in the press box for games this season, Coach Steve Sarkisian said Thursday.

USC opens its season against Arkansas State on Saturday night at the Coliseum.

"I think it will allow [Wilcox] to have really good eyes in the box and have a good sense of comfort calling the game," Sarkisian said.

Sarkisian announced last week that offensive coordinator Clay Helton would call plays this season and move from the coaches' booth to the field.