After just two games, and after a 1-1 start to the 2020 season, USC pulled the plug on the Clay Helton era following a 42-28 loss to Stanford. Helton compiled a record of 46-24 leading the Trojans.
Due a $12 million buyout from USC, Helton quickly landed on his feet and was named head coach at Georgia Southern on November 2nd, 2020.
Despite the chatter picking up as the season reached its final weekend, Lincoln Riley proclaimed at his post game presser after losing to rival Oklahoma State that he would not be the next head coach at LSU.
The very next day word broke that final details were being worked out for Riley to head west as the new head coach USC.
2022 HEAD COACH: LINCOLN RILEY
OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR / OL
JOSH HENSON
Texas A&M OL
RUNNING BACKS
KIEL MCDONALD
Utah RBs
ASSISTANT HEAD COACH / PASS GAME COORDINATOR / WIDE RECEIVERS
DENNIS SIMMONS
Oklahoma WRs
INSIDE RECEIVERS / ASSISTANT HC FOR OFFENSE
DAVE NICHOL
Mississippi State Inside Recievers
TIGHT ENDS
ZACH HANSON
Tulsa OL
2021 OFFENSIVE STAFF:
Graham Harrell (OC / QBs)
Clay McGuire (OL)
Mike Jinks (RBs)
Keary Colbert (WRs)
Seth Doege (TEs)
Graduate Assistants: Stanton Keane, Toa Lobendahn
Quality Control Analysts: Steve Murillo, Lenny Vandermade, Dane Stevens, Viane Talamaivao, Bryan Carrington
DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR / SAFETIES
ALEX GRINCH
Oklahoma DC
INSIDE LINEBACKERS
BRIAN ODOM
Oklahoma ILBs
OUTSIDE LINEBACKERS / NICKELS / ASSISTANT HC FOR DEFENSE
ROY MANNING
Oklahoma Corners
DEFENSIVE LINE
SHAUN NUA
Michigan DL
DEFENSIVE BACKS
DONTE WILLIAMS
Retained - USC DBs / Interim HC
2021 DEFENSIVE STAFF:
Todd Orlando (DC / LBs)
Donte Williams (Interim HC / Corners Coach / Defensive Pass Game Coordinator)
Craig Naivar (Safeties)
Vic So'oto (DL)
Michael Hutchings (LBs)
Graduate Assistants: Aaron Williams, John Bonney
Quality Control Analysts: Brett Arce, CJ Ah You
SPECIAL TEAMS COORDINATOR
NONE DESIGNATED
2021 SPECIAL TEAMS COORDINATOR:
Sean Snyder
Special Teams Quality Control Analyst: Jake Dusenbury
SUPPORT STAFF:
Director of Operations: Clarke Stroud
Head S&C: Bennie Wylie
2021 SUPPORT STAFF:
Assistant AD for Football / Chief of Staff: Joseph Wood
Director of Player Personnel: Spencer Harris
Assistant AD / Player Development: Gavin Morris
Director of Scouting & Player Relations: Jeff Martin
Assistant Director of Player Personnel: Drew Fox
Director of HS Relations: Armond Hawkins Jr.
Director of Recruiting Operations: Megan Mueller
Director of Recruiting Strategy: Marshall Cherrington
Director of Graphic Design: Alex Verdugo
Director of Football Creative Media: Derek Marckel
Director of Video Production: Nick Mitchell
Assistant Director of Video Production: Mick White
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