/ STAFF WRITER
Clay Helton aims to offer USC players a steady presence.
“I try to be the same guy every day for them,” the Trojans’ first-year coach said Sunday on a teleconference with reporters, “not too high, not too low.”
A 1-3 start, their worst mark in September since 2001, tested that resolve.
Helton arrived at what he called his lowest moment after USC lost at Utah late last month on a touchdown pass in the waning moments. It had led the Utes earlier in the second half by 14 points. It was agonizing.