When Joe DeForest was named OLBs coach in December, most saw it as USC simply promoting from within as DeForest had been a defensive analyst last year.
But there's a lot more to his story than that. Clay Helton had actually recruited him here a year earlier, and their connection goes all the way back to the start of Helton's career when he was a GA working under DeForest at Duke.
Cool story, I thought. DeForest could also prove to be a valuable recruiter for this staff.
The last in our series introducing USC's new assistant coaches:
https://usc.rivals.com/news/new-olbs-coach-joe-deforest-helped-clay-helton-launch-career
But there's a lot more to his story than that. Clay Helton had actually recruited him here a year earlier, and their connection goes all the way back to the start of Helton's career when he was a GA working under DeForest at Duke.
Cool story, I thought. DeForest could also prove to be a valuable recruiter for this staff.
The last in our series introducing USC's new assistant coaches:
https://usc.rivals.com/news/new-olbs-coach-joe-deforest-helped-clay-helton-launch-career
