As a Texas fan, I agreed his firing was necessary, but a little harsh. The Texas defense had a ton of back end injuries that severely hampered the overly complex rotation style defense Orlando loves to dream up. Two years ago, his defenses flummoxed the best passers in the game and vapor locked UGa.
Of course, I counter that by pointing out how simply spinning down Joseph Ossai from slot coverage to a rush end instantaneously upgraded the pass rush - something embarrassingly lacking for Texas last year.
I'm relieved he's out of the Big 12. He lacked imagination and flexibility at Texas, but he can still develop defenses. If he posts healthy numbers at USC, he should get HC offers from some low level offenders no matter what Helton's status is next season.