Clay Helton explains reasons for USC opting out of bowl game

[ASFN Admin]

USC made the announcement Saturday that it would opt out of any potential bowl game, a day after its 31-24 loss to Oregon in the Pac-12 championship game. The Trojans (5-1) likely would have been ticketed for the Alamo Bowl, which will instead feature Colorado from the Pac-12 going against Texas from the Big 12 on Dec. 29 in San Antonio, Texas. Helton joined the Trojans Live radio show Monday night to further discuss the reason for USC choosing to end its season early, reiterating some of the themes of the program's official statement Saturday noting that the football team had an unspecified number of players test positive for COVID-19 leading into the Pac-12 championship game, and that with further injuries the Trojans would be pushing the minimum roster threshold needed to play.

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