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USC football: How hot is Clay Helton’s hot seat?

In case you hadn’t already realized, USC football head coach Clay Helton is on the hot seat.

Specifically, Dennis Dodd of CBS Sports rates his hot seat as the fourth hottest in college football going into the 2019 season.

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Even though he’s among coaches mentioned in the danger zone, Helton didn’t get the highest rating for coaches who need to “win or be fired.” That tag was reserved for Illinois’ Lovie Smith (who will have no less than three former Trojans on his roster in 2019), Rutgers’ Chris Ash and New Mexico’s Bob Davie.