3 Utah and No. All-Pac-12 first team wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster was in the Top 20 nationally in receiving yards (11th at 103.9), receiving TDs (17th at 10) and receptions (20th at 6.4). The 47-year-old Helton is 32-17 (.653) as the Trojan head coach, with 10 victories over AP Top 25 teams, including 3 in the Top 5. 4 all-time receptions leader in Ryan Scott. #FightOn ??? The Trojan offense was in the national Top 25 in red zone scoring. He was brought on when Steve Sarkisian was hired as the Trojans head coach in 2013. Iman Marshall was USC’s first four-year starting cornerback in 20 years. . Houston, quarterback, 1993-94 First off I want to thank God for putting me in the situation I’m in and giving me the opportunity that you don’t see everyday and also for giving me the wisdom and with that being said I am committing to The University of Southern California???????? Athlon Sports released its annual article of anonymous Pac-12 coaches commenting on each team in the conference on Friday. Director of Ops, Associate Director of Football Operations, Assistant Director of Football Operations, Assistant Athletic Director / Player Development, Director of Scouting / Recruiting Strategy, Assistant Director of Football Video Production. 2: "Making the switch to (Graham Harrell's) offense saved them because they're so insanely deep at wide receiver. The Trojans boast 12 inductees in the Pro Football Hall of Fame , the second-most of any school, including Junior Seau , Bruce Matthews , Marcus Allen , and Ron Yary . #FightOn #WhosNext @Coach_Naivar ?? That's the one area where they still look like something is really wrong.". The winner of USC's staff was Gordon's future position coach, safeties coach Craig Naivar. His Trojans beat both teams (No. USC leads for both Smith and Beavers Jr. in the Crystal Ball projections. #FightOn?? © 2005-2020 CBS INTERACTIVE ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. What USC’s new football coaches mean for recruiting New assistants want to revitalize the Trojans’ ability to bring in top players and keep the best in California And yet you might see them win the entire conference this year. The Trojans secondary was 4th in the Pac-12 in passing yards allowed giving up 246.2 yards per game. ??? (Todd) Orlando was the victim of a lot of injuries at Texas, but he risks coming in and overcomplicating things. There were multiple options to choose from, that’s for sure. SOURCES: Some #USC coaching news.. ILB coach Johnny Nansen; DB coach Greg Burns and DL coach Chad Kauha’aha’a will not be returning to the Trojans staff. Quick Take: Easily the harshest quote among the coaches. As the receivers coach, he produced a pair of Conference USA All-Freshman picks in Maurice Jones (2005) and Duke Calhoun (2006), as well as the school’s No. 4 Washington and No. He prepped at Clements High in Sugar Land (Tex.) Orlando has been praised for his ability to coach complicated ideas simply in the past. pic.twitter.com/40FtLKoKa7, The Trojans are rolling baby! Fans are hopeful defensive line coach Vic So'oto is the man to make the unit's performance live up to its talent. 21 Colorado) that played in the Pac-12 Championship Game. Main Navigation Menu. pic.twitter.com/OMhyTXaKRi. 1 in the Pac-12 to overtake Oregon. After his Trojans started off 1-3 in 2016 in his first full season as head coach (all 3 losses were to AP Top 25 teams away from home), USC went on a 9-game winning streak (its longest since 2008-09) to rise to a final No. It was USC’s most wins since 2008 and its first back-to-back 10-win seasons since 2007-08. He spent 1991 and 1992 at Auburn, where he earned 1992 SEC All-Academic honors. #FightOn ?? Simpson, and Ronnie Lott and former coaches John McKay and Howard Jones. He came to USC in 2014 as the OL coach, left to go to Michigan in the same role for a few years and returned to USC in 2018. Kessler ended his career in USC’s career Top 4 in TD passes, completions, passing yards and total offense (and set school career records for completion percentage and interception rate). Under Helton’s guidance in 2016, Adoree’ Jackson was named the Thorpe Award winner, a consensus All-American first teamer, the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year and a finalist for the Hornung Award and Lott IMPACT Trophy (he also was an NFL first rounder). USC Football part ways with three defensive assistant coaches, The Trojans are back! Inside linebacker Cameron Smith was the first Trojan in nearly 40 years to lead the team in tackles in 3 consecutive years. He guided USC to wins over UCLA and Notre Dame and in the Rose Bowl, just the 13th season that has happened in Trojan history. Tailbacks Justin Davis and Ronald Jones II each had 900-plus yard rushing seasons. As the coordinator of USC’s offense in 2015, the Trojans ranked ninth nationally in fumbles lost (5) , 11th in both passes had intercepted (7) and completion percentage (.667), 16th in fourth down conversions (.654)  and 20th in passing efficiency (153.6). It's a new tradition to see a school's head coach jump on social media and give a little hint that a new addition to the class has been made. He served as the grand marshal of the 2017 Long Beach Grand Prix and he threw out the first pitch at a Dodgers game in April.