All along, he’d told his team to ignore the noise, but as Helton stood in front of his team, two weeks ago, the noise had finally been silenced for him. USC’s new athletic director Mike Bohn met with Helton soon after the Thanksgiving weekend, assuring him of his place as coach. He told him he loved what he’d seen and how the team had finished strong. The outside noise, while silenced momentarily, is sure to return next season, if Helton and his Trojans stumble at all out of the gate. It was the same sentiment that led him from North Texas to USC, less than one year ago.

Source: Los Angeles Times December 18, 2019 05:37 UTC