The Latest Breaking News from Clay Helton

College Football Teams Can't Keep Making the Lane Kiffin Mistake

The flashy coach is not worth a fraction of the drama he brings with him—and teams end up struggling when he leaves.

Reason · Dec 2, 2025

USC’s $110 Million Gamble on Lincoln Riley Trending Toward a Disappointing Clay Helton 2.0

Four years in, the Trojans are still losing big games, struggling on the road and falling short of championship expectations.

Sports Illustrated · Nov 23, 2025

College Football Coaching Carousel Primer: Names Beyond Bill Belichick to Watch

Four power-conference programs have current openings and are expected to make hires soon after championship weekend concludes.

Sports Illustrated · Dec 6, 2024

Bill Plaschke: Clay Helton, in his happy place at Georgia Southern, is still rooting for USC

LOS ANGELES — Fifteen months ago, the following words appeared in this column:

Los Angeles Times · Dec 17, 2022

What We’re Hearing Around College Football’s Job Openings

The coaching cycle has started early again, including at Nebraska, Wisconsin and Georgia Tech.

Sports Illustrated · Oct 12, 2022

Meet Raleek Brown, a California youth football legend churning toward USC fame

LOS ANGELES — Sometimes, you just know. You feel it deep in your gut. Not so much an instinct as an instant, unimpeachable sense of certainty so clear nothing could convince you otherwise.

Los Angeles Times · Sep 21, 2022

J. Brady McCollough: How Lincoln Riley's hot USC start affects Nebraska, Urban Meyer

The day's biggest headlines were written Saturday morning in America's heartland before a minute of football had been played, when a confluence of unfortunate events led to a rowdy crowd of Nebraska fans feeding the ever-hungry ego of college football's most controversial iconic former head coach.

Los Angeles Times · Sep 18, 2022

SI:AM | Was the NBA Harsh Enough on Robert Sarver?

Plus, the Aces are one win away from a WNBA championship.

Sports Illustrated · Sep 14, 2022

Clay Helton Wants to Build Georgia Southern Into a G5 Giant

Statesboro, a place known for gnats and football, is on the rise in the latter after reeling in the ex-USC coach last year.

Sports Illustrated · Sep 13, 2022

Surprising Starts Abound Across College Football

Kansas, Rutgers and Duke are all 2–0. And they’re not the only ones showing life.

Sports Illustrated · Sep 12, 2022