NY Times · Sep 14, 2021
Considering Itself Outside the Title Picture, U.S.C. Fires Clay Helton
With the University of Southern California’s defense being gashed, its offense stagnant and its discipline lacking — the kicker was ejected on the opening kickoff — fans at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum showered the team with boos during a 42-28 thumping at the hands of Stanford, which entered Saturday’s game as a 17-point underdog.
Afterward, Clay Helton, the seventh-year coach, pleaded for calm.
“At the end of the season, see where we’re at,” he told reporters.
