Clay Helton is excited to see USC football back to the Coliseum Monday night. Part of that is the venue, to be sure.
There’s no place like the Coliseum.
It’s more than just being back in one of the most iconic venues in college sports though. It’s about the return to full pads and all that might reveal about the Trojans.
After all, it’s hard to gauge how well USC’s running game has truly progressed with players in shorts.
Since Helton was hired on the strength of his “back to basics” coaching mentality, including an offense focused on a strong rushing attack, seeing what is and isn’t working in that attack will be key.