Owed millions by USC, Clay Helton decided to take the Georgia Southern job. RossDellenger on why he’s embraced his second chance in a place that’s the polar opposite of his last stop
and a resounding win for a school that is attempting to find stability.
“Even two games in, people are saying Georgia Southern football is back on track,” says Benko, hired at GSU amid the pandemic in the spring of 2020. “People are excited. It’s a lot of fun to tell the story of where we’re going.” On Saturday, the Eagles carved through the Nebraska defense, rolling up more yards than any Huskers team had ever given up at home . The credit, Helton says, goes to Vantrease and a set of talented receivers whose skills surprised the coach when he arrived last spring.
So why Helton? The better question, maybe, is why Georgia Southern? Helton didn’t need this. USC owed him more than $10 million to buy out his contract. He’s only 49. And he and wife Angela are now empty nesters, their three children all out of the house. On the football staff, they added a second full-time football strength coach and a graduate assistant, as well as a football-only nutritionist. In recruiting, they went from two to five full-time staff members.
Maybe the money here isn’t the same as L.A., but there are perks. Statesboro, a town of about 30,000, is built around the university and its athletic programs. GSU football here is life. Helton realized that last fall when a three-win team filled the school’s 25,000-seat stadium for a game against BYU.
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