On Tuesday night, a report from Zach Barnett of Football Scoop set off a firestorm of anger and protest from USC fans across social media.
What was the report? Clay Helton will be retained as the Trojan head coach.
Barnett was later backed up by a handful of other reporters indicating the Trojans’ plan to keep Helton in place.
USC Twitter did not take it well…
That’s just a sample. The overwhelming majority of responses echo similar sentiments.
BarstoolSC tried to capture the mood of the fanbase with a thread of DMs from fans reacting to the news:
To be fair, while a majority of fans on social media have their pitchforks out, not everyone is anti-Helton.