USC hires Clay McGuire as offensive line coach

USC coach Clay Helton before a game against Oregon during the Pac-12 Football Championship at the Coliseum on Dec. 18, 2020.USC has found a new offensive line coach who should have no issue fitting in with its Air Raid offense.

Texas State offensive line coach Clay McGuire, who spent a decade on two different staffs under Air Raid aficionado Mike Leach, has been hired to lead the Trojans’ offensive line, reiterating USC’s commitment to a system of offense that often has been criticized over the last two seasons.

USC has certainly found a disciple of that system in McGuire. The offensive line coach played for Leach as an H-back from 2000-04 before spending four seasons on Leach’s staff at…