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.

2 days ago · Georgia Southern coach Clay Helton reacts during the first half of the team’s NCAA college football game against Marshall on Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023, in Huntington, W.Va. (AP Photo/Kathleen Batten)

1 day ago · STATESBORO, GA (WJBF)- Georgia Southern head coach Clay Helton signed a five-year contract extension with the Eagles. Last season, Helton guided the team to an 8-5 regular season. He also won six ...

2 days ago · 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. "Coach Helton is a proven head coach who has continued to build this program each year, and he gives us ...

2 days ago · STATESBORO, Ga. (WTOC) - On the heels of his third season as head coach of the Eagles, Georgia Southern and Clay Helton have agreed on a five-year contract extension. Helton was hired in 2021, and initially signed for five years. The new deal resets that five-year timer, and runs through 2029.

2 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 million per year, per the report. Helton, 52, has guided the Eagles to a 20-19 record and three bowl games in three seasons on the job.

Clay Helton, who led USC to a Rose Bowl title in 2016, was named the 11th full-time head coach in the Georgia Southern modern football era on Nov. 2, 2021. The 2025 season is his fourth season as the Eagles' head coach.

Dec 16, 2022 · Clay Helton is still the nicest college football coach in America. When this longtime critic recently reached out to him at Georgia Southern — a school which he has marvelously led...