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USC football head coaching talk should be centered around the job interim coach Clay Helton has done since taking over the Trojans.
November 2, 2015Oh, what a difference a few weeks make.
After USC’s loss to Notre Dame two weeks ago – their third in four games – it appeared the Trojans’ season was going to turn out to be one of their worst in recent history. Fresh off the firing of head coach Steve Sarkisian, the conversation was about what to do to fix the program and who was going to be brought in to do it. USC plummeted out of the Top 25 — a stunning fall for a team that was ranked in the top ten in nearly every preseason poll and had national championship aspirations.
Fast forward just two weeks later. USC has pulled off two impressive consecutive wins. First, the Trojans knocked off the undefeated Utah Utes at home by 18 points. They followed that up with a win on the road at California.
Looking ahead, USC plays the Pac-12 South’s worst two teams the next two weeks. As of now, the Trojans are just one game back of Utah for the lead in the division. Who would have thought two weeks ago that USC would be riding a wave of momentum into the easiest stretch of its season, while knocking back on the door of the Top 25?
While speculation around who will be USC’s head coach next year is getting plenty of talking time, there is still a lot to focus on right now for the Trojans. There’s a potential spot in the Pac-12 Championship Game on the line, and while the College Football Playoff seems like a long shot, crazier things have happened.
Interim head coach Clay Helton took over a program in disarray and has quickly managed to make the most of a very difficult situation. As the season plays out, the talk of head coaching at USC should be about the job Helton has done.