When USC’s annual Salute to Troy event concluded Friday evening, it did so quietly, save for a brief salvo of fireworks. Boosters, coaches and families filed out neatly into the cool evening.
The event serves as a sometimes-raucous culmination of training camp. A year ago, it was the site of then-coach Steve Sarkisian’s expletive-laden outburst, the first in a string of public incidents that led to his firing.
This year’s affair ended more than half an hour early, a harmonious conclusion to an unusually calm training camp, particularly by USC’s recent standards.
Coach Clay Helton has navigated past any potential distractions.