Embattled USC coach Clay Helton will return for his fourth season after the Trojans finished 5-7, USC athletic director Lynn Swann announced.
Embattled USC coach Clay Helton will return for his fourth season, USC athletic director Lynn Swann announced.
The Trojans finished the season 5-7, their first losing year since 2000.
“It is my firm belief that we have a good team returning next year and a solid foundation in place, and that Clay Helton is a good coach,” Swann said in a statement. “Let me be clear to everyone, our players, our recruits and our fans. Clay Helton is our head coach and he will continue to be our head coach.
“I am a strong advocate of consistency within a program, sticking by a leader, supporting them and helping them and their team improve.”
Helton took over the program as the interim coach in 2015 after Steve Sarkisian was fired.
