Early last November, with his Trojans sitting at 5-4 and questions swirling over his job security, Clay Helton expressed hope that USC could “stack up little victories” in hopes of staying in a tight Pac-12 South Division race. After an embarrassing 56-24 loss to Oregon, the Trojans are 5-4 this season, on the outside of the Pac-12 race, looking in. “We have to worry about what we can control.”What the Trojans don’t control now is their own destiny in the Pac-12 title race. “But all we can focus on is doing our job.”AdvertisementThat means regrouping this week for a trip to Tempe, Ariz., where another Pac-12 team in similarly dire straits awaits USC. AdvertisementThe Trojans rank last in the Pac-12 and 124th in the Football Bowl Subdivision in average yards allowed per kickoff return.

Source: Los Angeles Times November 04, 2019 04:49 UTC