Southern Cal should construct a big digital display board at the entrance to campus, similar to the national debt clock near Bryant Park in New York City. Only at USC, it should count backward every day on the amount of money owed to Clay Helton for the remainder of his contract.
Though the true number has never been made public because USC is a private school, the contract extension Helton signed after the 2017 season was known within the industry to be absurd — with a buyout somewhere initially in the $20 million range, even though Helton was not really winning at a USC level or being pursued by better offers.