USC couldn’t possibly keep Clay Helton on for another season, right?
Depending on the circles you run in, you might hear certainty in the answer to that question.
“Of course not.”
“The decision has already been made.”
“He’s as good as gone.”
But is it that easy? Will new USC president Carol Folt and new athletic director Mike Bohn really walk out of the Coliseum on Saturday, even after a rivalry win, and cut their inherited head coach loose?
Zach Barnett of Football Scoop called the firing “the worst-kept secret in college football” on Wednesday when discussing the difficulty USC may face with the timing of it all.