Fans React As Clay Helton Has Reportedly Been Fired By USC

The Clay Helton era for the USC Trojans appears to be over.

After USC got beat in every facet at home against Stanford over the weekend, many fans were hoping that the school would just pull the plug on Helton now, giving them a head start on a coaching search.

It appears that fans have gotten their wish, as it has been reported on Monday that Clay Helton has been fired by the university.

Per Source: Clay Helton has been fired at USC.

— Lindsey Thiry (@LindseyThiry) September 13, 2021

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Fans immediately reacted to the Clay Helton news.

seems like Clay Helton was on a shorter leash than anyone could've ever imagined

— Sarah Philo (@SarahPhilo357) September 13, 2021

"This afternoon I informed Clay Helton of my decision to make a change in the leadership of our football program" is truly breaking new linguistic ground in the category of "unnecessary cowardly euphemisms." https://t.co/hrqCl1hT0X

— Ollie McClellan (@OllieMcClellan) September 13, 2021

Clay Helton just got fired I feel like it was 4 years overdue but it finally happened.

— Josh Routzon (@JRoutzon117) September 13, 2021

Clay Helton OUT at USC https://t.co/PXgStE2KDd

— Paxton Guy (@PaxtonGuy1) September 13, 2021

Clay Helton is out as USC's football coach.

The energy from the players and the backlash from the fans and local media was telling over the weekend.

Who is the leading long-term candidate?

— Ronnie Flores (@RonMFlores) September 13, 2021

After it was reported that Clay Helton was fired, many fans were curious to know who would be potential candidates to replace the coach. So far, that isn’t clear. But Associate HC Donte Williams will take over the position for the remainder of the season.

Since beginning at USC, Helton has gone 46-24, but has failed to keep the program in the conversation of a National Championship as they had been accustomed to.

The decision to make the Stanford loss the last straw for Clay Helton really begs the question, why even keep him around to begin the season?

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