USC football fans who are hoping for success reminiscent of the Pete Carroll era will likely be pleased with Clay Helton's latest addition to his staff.
Helton announced Monday that Greg Burns, who coached the USC secondary during the Trojans’ national championship seasons of 2003 and 2004, will return to USC in the same role.
Burns left USC to coach the defensive backs with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2006. After one season, he returned to the college ranks, where he has coached at Kansas State (2007), Arizona State (2008-11), Purdue (2012), Massachusetts (2013), California (2014-16) and Oregon State (2018).