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Clay Charles Helton (born June 24, 1972) is an American college football coach and former player, who is currently the head coach at Georgia Southern. He was previously the head coach of USC from 2015 to 2021.
Sep 13, 2021 · USC has fired embattled coach Clay Helton, who had long been a source of fan discontent, in the wake of the team's 42-28 loss to Stanford on Saturday.
Clay Helton, who led USC to a Rose Bowl title in 2016, was named the 11th full-time head coach in the Georgia Southern modern football era on Nov. 2, 2021. He is in his third season as the Eagles head coach.
The 48-year-old Helton is 45-23 (.662) as the Trojan head coach, with 12 victories over AP Top 25 teams, including 3 in the Top 5 and 4 in the Top 10. He was 5-1 in a pandemic-shortened 2020. He was 8-5 in 2019, with wins over No. 23 Stanford and No. 10 Utah. He was 5-7 in 2018, with a win over No. 19 Colorado.
Dec 16, 2022 · Clay Helton is still the nicest college football coach in America. When this longtime critic recently reached out to him at Georgia Southern — a school which he has marvelously led...
Sep 10, 2022 · STATESBORO, Ga. — Fired as USC ’s football head coach two games into the 2021 season, Clay Helton felt aimless for the first time in his professional life.
Sep 14, 2021 · USC on Monday announced the firing of head coach Clay Helton, two days after the 14th-ranked Trojans' 42-28 loss to unranked Stanford.
Nov 2, 2021 · Less than two months after he was fired from USC, Clay Helton was announced Tuesday as the next coach at Georgia Southern. Helton, 49, replaces Chad Lunsford, who was fired on Sept. 26...
Sep 14, 2021 · After more than seven seasons at the helm of the USC football team, coach Clay Helton was fired by the university on Monday. USC athletic director Mike Bohn made the decision following the...
Sep 14, 2021 · Helton will exit USC with an unforgettable Rose Bowl victory, a Pac-12 title and a buyout that will likely pay him around $10 million or more based on the two years he has left on his...