Clay Charles Helton (born June 24, 1972) is an American college football coach and former player, who is currently the head coach at Georgia Southern. He was previously the head coach of USC from 2015 to 2021.

19 hours ago · STATESBORO, Ga. (WTOC) - Georgia Southern announced it was extending head football coach Clay Helton with a new five-year deal last week.WTOC has obtained Helton’s new contract in full, and important details are below. Helton’s five-year extension officially began on January 16th, 2025, and runs through January 15th, 2030.

6 days ago · Georgia Southern Director of Athletics Chris Davis announced a five-year extension to the contract of head football coach Clay Helton on Wednesday. Helton's contract extension will run through the 2029 season. "We are pleased that we are able to announce the signing of Clay Helton to a five-year contract extension as the head coach of the Georgia Southern football program," Davis said.

6 days ago · Georgia Southern has agreed to a new five-year deal for football coach Clay Helton, ESPN reported Wednesday. The contract runs through the 2029 season and includes a raise to an average of $1 ...

Feb 5, 2025 · Georgia Southern University has extended head football coach Clay Helton’s contract for five more years, lasting through the 2029 season. Athletic Director Chris Davis emphasized Helton's strong leadership and consistent performance in building the program, including notable improvements in recruiting and student-athlete experiences.

The 48-year-old Helton is 45-23 (.662) as the Trojan head coach, with 12 victories over AP Top 25 teams, including 3 in the Top 5 and 4 in the Top 10. He was 5-1 in a pandemic-shortened 2020. He was 8-5 in 2019, with wins over No. 23 Stanford and No. 10 Utah. He was 5-7 in 2018, with a win over No. 19 Colorado.

Feb 3, 2022 · Georgia Southern University named Clay Helton the 11th full-time head coach in the Georgia Southern modern football era. Helton previously led the University of Southern California to a Rose Bowl title following the 2016 season and won a Pac-12 championship in 2017.

Sep 14, 2021 · After more than seven seasons at the helm of the USC football team, coach Clay Helton was fired by the university on Monday. USC athletic director Mike Bohn made the decision following the...

Sep 13, 2021 · Helton’s tenure officially comes to an end with a 46-24 record. Any chance Helton, 49, had to coach himself off the hot seat deteriorated when the Trojans lost to Stanford in embarrassing...

Sep 13, 2021 · Southern California football head coach Clay Helton has been fired, athletic director Mike Bohn announced Monday. The decision comes two days after the Trojans, who began the season with...