Helton:
Clay Helton generally said the right things in his comments today; here are some of the paraphrased highlights:
I am not one that kicks a man when he's down, it's my job to get the football team ready to play against Notre Dame
I am extremely appreciative of Haden and Nikias given to me of this opportunity
My goal as a staff to coach as hard as we can,
We are educators we educate men, not only to be young men but to also be student athletes
I will never forget as long as i live, Pat Haden introducing me to to this team and the ovation the players gave
both these groups of men, the staff and the players want to do the Trojan family proudWe are excited about the opportunities ahead of us, 1) to play in one of the greatest opportunities in college football 2) to compete for a pac-12 championship
I greatly appreciate the support of our fans and our familiesStaff Changes: Tuiasosopo takes over QBs, Lenny Vandermade Taking over TEs completely, Helton retaining OC duties
Injuries: Max Tuerk torn ACL, Pelon will miss ND, Mitchell is most probably out with ankle, Darreus looks promising for ND, Biggie Marshall is fine
ND: extremely excited to have the chance to go to ND, commend coach kelly and his staff for handling the injuries.