Report: USC President is opposed to hiring Urban Meyer as head coach

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College football insider Brooks Melchior of Sports By Brooks says it's not a matter of if, but when, Clay Helton will be let go this season as the head coach at USC.

"If USC struggles in the immediate future going into the bye, and there’s Utah and Washington coming up, look at the bye week as a possibility as Clay Helton being jettisoned from his duties as head coach.”

Melchior, who lives in Los Angeles and has well-placed sources within the USC athletic department, says Urban Meyer is the top target as Helton's potential replacement but USC President Carol Folt is against the idea of him leading the football program.

"In the last two days I've been canvasing my sources locally here in Los Angeles and I've been told Folt wants nothing to with Urban Meyer,” Melchior said. “Does that mean he won’t be hired? At a school that has Al Cowlings name on one of the dormitories, OJ Simpson’s driver in the Bronco ... why is his name on a dorm? His name is on the dorm because USC booster Wayne Hughes said to put it on there.

"Wayne Hughes has given USC upwards of almost $400 million and he’s done it almost anonymously. Clay Helton’s future hangs in the balance week to week, he could be fired at any moment."

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