Ugly Rumors Circulating At USC, Freshman Reportedly Punches Coach

USC is off to a rocky start to its 2016 season (blowout losses to Alabama and Stanford) and things could be getting worse for the Trojans.  According to a poster on Reddit and USC’s 247sports site, freshman offensive guard EJ Price may have punched head coach Clay Helton in the face. The Reddit poster also notes that a mass exodus may take place as star OL Chuma Edoga, recently demoted QB Max Browne and WR/CB Keyshawn Pie Young, are looking to leave Southern California and play elsewhere. Likewise, top juniors CB Adoree Jackson and WR JuJu Smith are expected to leave school early and enter the NFL Draft.

Helton will reportedly address the rumors sometime in the near future, but as of right now, Price, a top 100 2016 recruit, is still with the program.

Update: Price will transfer (likely to Georgia), according to Helton:

Helton also denied the punch every happened: