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The Helium Boys, Shotgun Spratling and Chris Trevino, are back behind the microphones after a spooky season 30-18 Halloween upset by USC of No. 2 Ohio State. The Helium Boys break down all the wild affairs that took place from the second-play-from-scrimmage touchdown, the new hurdle highlight, fans (sometimes ungraciously) storming the field in a storm, tifts in the tunnel and prepared statements to close out the night.
The podcasting duo opens with the Two-Minute Drill where Shotgun has his prepared statement about Saturday night's win over the Buckeyes while Chris talks about how frustrating this Trojans team can be this season before delivering his own prepared non-serious statement.
The boys of Helium jump into listener comments before discussing the win over the Buckeyes where the Trojans were able to win in a Big Ten manner, getting an early lead and then sitting on it while playing in poor weather. Chris and Shotgun have a laundry list of positives in the Stock Up/Stock Down section as they break down the latest dynamic play of the USC freshman class, Lincoln Riley getting his getback, special teams being special in a positive manner and a defense that bothered a freshman quarterback all night.
After a break, the podcasting pair answer a number of listener questions, including talking about confrontations on the way off the field and whether storming the field was the proper thing to do for USC fans. They eventually close out the show with Shotgun taking on Trevino's Take It or Leave It segment before an Overtime period of things to possibly do during a field storming, if you are the star player.

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"Helium Boys: USC stuns No. 2 Ohio State, prepared statements, tunnel spats and rushing the field" is an episode of Peristyle Podcast - USC Trojan Football Discussion. Runtime 2 hr 33 min. Published November 3, 2026. Hit play above to stream it here, or open the free Spot Sports app for background play and offline downloads.