Former USC All-America defensive end Kenechi Udeze has been hired to coach the Trojans’ defensive line, Coach Clay Helton announced Tuesday.
Udeze, a former first-round NFL draft pick, had been an assistant strength coach at USC for the last two seasons, but he coached the defensive line in the Holiday Bowl against Wisconsin.
"There are times in your career when you meet someone and just know that they are going to be a superstar in the profession,” Helton said in a statement released by the school. “Kenechi is that person.