Helton: USC's quarterback competition will continue in fall

Updated Mar. 4, 2020 1:22 p.m. ET

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LOS ANGELES (AP) Southern California's quarterback competition will continue in fall training camp after coach Clay Helton was unable to choose a winner in spring practice.

Helton announced his decision to extend the competition Monday.

Junior Max Browne and redshirt freshman Sam Darnold are the front-runners in the Trojans' second true quarterback competition since 2009. Browne was the presumptive favorite heading into his fourth season at USC, but the athletic Darnold has made it tighter than anticipated.

Jalen Greene also is still in the running.

Helton is heading into his first full season as USC's head coach. He was the Trojans' quarterbacks coach for the previous six seasons.

USC has had only two starting quarterbacks in the past seven seasons. Cody Kessler started succeeded four-year starter Matt Barkley in 2013.