Top 50 Most Powerful in Southern California Sports: No. 44 Clay Helton, USC footbal coach

Clay Helton, 43, USC Head Football Coach

Last year’s rank: unranked

Helton wasn’t a splashy hire, but perhaps he is the right hire. If he can haess the high level of talent USC continues to recruit despite the ongoing coaching carousel, Helton could vault the program back into the national championship hunt and remind the college football world why USC is one of the best coaching opportunities in the country.

Top 50 Most Powerful in Southe Califoia Sports

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