USC is set to go into Spring Camp with a new defensive coordinator, Todd Orlando, whose track record has both positive and negative spots. But the Trojans were aiming for a much bigger fish.
Former LSU defensive coordinator Dave Aranda was on the hook with USC before he landed the head coaching position at Baylor, Dennis Dodd of CBS Sports revealed in a feature story on Clay Helton’s 2020 rebuild.
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In that article, Helton praised the hire of Orlando, who would have been difficult to land at USC two years ago when he was a hot commodity at Texas.