The offensive coordinator was confident when speaking with reporters Monday, denying that he would change any play call he made in USC's 30-27 overtime loss to BYU just days prior.
"No," Harrell said with a laugh. "I like them all. That's why I called them."
Following the Trojans' first loss of the season, some fans were skeptical about which USC coach had control over offensive play-calling duties. The Trojans' offense against BYU lacked some of the properties of an air raid offense, especially following the
offensive show put on in the Coliseum just a week prior against Stanford. When asked directly whether he called all of the offensive plays in Saturday's matchup, Harrell was quick to set the record straight.
"Yeah," Harrell said with a smile. "Yup, I called them all."
The offensive coordinator reiterated earlier in the media scrum that head coach
Clay Heltonhas left the decision making up to him in regards to the Trojans' offensive scheme. Harrell explained that it was a topic that was discussed prior to the Texas native taking the job at USC.
"No, he made it clear that he would let me just call it," Harrell said. "I think if you ever want any kind of rhythm and stuff, he's got to let you do that. And so, that was clear. During the week, he sits in and he watches and, you know what I mean, he helps with the game plan and stuff like that. He's a great asset to have. He's obviously coached offensive football for a long time, but when it comes to game day, he just lets us do our thing and lets us try to go execute and play fast. He's been great about always saying, 'For a play-caller, I know you've got to get in a rhythm and so, between series we can talk or whatever if you've got questions. But when we're rollin', just go do it.' It's been fun and it's probably the best way to do it in my opinion."
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Well. That answers that.
dacomeup 247 released an article listing potential replacements for Clay
The first is Mark Richt
