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Frustration appears as USC searches for improvement near the midway point of the season

LOS ANGELES - Stress wore on the faces and in the voices of USC team members this week as they approached the midway point of the season.

Clay Helton pronounced with a rare edge Tuesday that, "There's a lot of things to correct. I'm not gonna BS you." That is about as profane as USC's mild-mannered coach gets publicly.

Offensive coordinator Tee Martin mounted a vigorous, and sometimes exasperated, defense of his offense and his play calling. "Newsflash," he said

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