Though Clay Helton has technically been USC Trojans' head coach for more than six months, with 10 games under his belt, there was still a sense of newness to his first spring practice period. Having taken over as interim coach midway through the 2015 season, everything he did those first few months was on the fly. This offseason has allowed him to slow things down and really assess what he has to work with.

And though there's still work to be done, Helton no doubt is happy with what he's seen.

"I think we're ahead of schedule," Helton said after Saturday's Bleacher Report - College Football
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