Clay Helton has been a broken record since originally being named the interim head coach at USC, in stressing that the Trojans play an aggressive brand of football, particularly like they showed in the win over UCLA.
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“We showed a great example of what we want Trojan football to be,” Helton said. “Playing great defense, being able to run the ball, having big plays by our wide receivers and playing great special teams.”
While USC has surely improved in most if not all of those areas since Helton took over in early October, it’s been the commitment to and the success of the running game that has been so apparent.