Clay Helton Texted With USC AD After Georgia Southern’s Win Over Nebraska

The former Trojans coach also shouted out Lincoln Riley during his Monday press conference.

Even though Clay Helton was fired as USC’s head football coach last September, it sounds like he is still in contact with some people in the Trojans program.

While the new Georgia Southern coach was being interviewed after his team’s win against Nebraska, Helton randomly brought up his former team and their new coach, Lincoln Riley. 

“How about USC?” Helton said, via Sports Illustrated’s Ross Dellenger. “So proud of them. Lincoln is doing a great job.”

During an interview about his new team's big win at Nebraska, Clay Helton, unprompted: "How about USC? So proud of them. Lincoln is doing a great job.”

USC AD Mike Bohn & Helton shared texts this weekend. Bohn texted "Really proud of you!"

Not your typical post-firing situation

— Ross Dellenger (@RossDellenger) September 12, 2022

Riley was hired by USC in November of last year. He came off a four-year stint with Oklahoma. Helton acted as USC’s coach from 2015 until September 2021. Georgia Southern hired him in early November.

On top of shouting out his own replacement, Helton also mentioned that USC’s athletic director Mike Bohn texted each other this weekend following each of their wins.

Bohn texted “Really proud of you!” to Helton, he revealed on Monday.

Georgia Southern (2–0) took down Nebraska 45–42, which prompted the Cornhuskers to fire coach Scott Frost after the game. USC beat Stanford 41–28 to move to 2–0 on the season.

The friendly situation going on between Helton and his former team is not typical for college football, especially after USC fired him.

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