Why year three has been significant for USC football coaches

At last month’s Pac-12 media day, nine days before USC opened preseason training camp, Clay Helton was asked a question. A newspaper columnist inquired if Helton felt less pressure after receiving a contract extension earlier in the offseason.
Helton, the Trojans’ third-year coach, laughed.
“One of the great things I love about the job is the expectations,” Helton said. “I mean, I love it. It’s the reason that I came to ‘SC, that we all came to ‘SC