Caleb Williams

USC QB lifts Heisman, making him the third Heisman winner under Riley in six years as a head coach.

As good of a pro prospect as Caleb Williams is — and he’s no doubt going to be the first overall pick in 2024 barring injury— Lincoln Riley will be an even bigger prize. More and more organizations are willing to take a chance on a college coach. It looked like Hurts was on his way to the XFL before transferring to OU and lighting up college football during his senior year. You can put Spencer Rattler on Riley if you want, but he still won nine games in Rattler’s first year as a starter, and was quick to pivot when Williams was clearly the guy. Even severely hampered, he still had the Trojans within three in the fourth quarter of that game and threw for 350-plus with three scores to one pick. The USC quarterback finished with 4,075 yards, 47 total touchdowns, and just four interceptions, all while leading his team to within a win of the College Football Playoff.

Transfer Caleb Williams became the first USC player since 2005 to take home college football's player of the year honors.

Still, Williams led USC to a dramatic turnaround from 4-8 last year to 11-2. 4 ranking and a shot at the championship round with a loss in the Pac-12 title game. The star quarterback transferred from Oklahoma to USC, reuniting with coach Lincoln Riley. But overall, Williams led USC to a dramatic turnaround from 4-8 last year to 11-2. He is the first Trojan since 2005’s win by Reggie Bush, whose award was later vacated when an investigation found that he accepted what, at the time, were considered to be improper benefits. The team tumbled from its No.

After #USC QB Caleb Williams won the #Heisman Trophy on Saturday night, the reactions poured in from everywhere, including past Heisman winners.

USC quarterback Caleb Williams wins the Heisman Trophy in 2022. Williams took the top spot with 2031 points, followed by Duggan in second with 1420, ...

There are great expectations from Williams for the coming games, and he says he is prepared. [Max Duggan](/topic/max-duggan), Georgia's [Stetson Bennett](/topic/stetson-bennett), and [Ohio State](/topic/ohio-state)'s [C.J. As he is injured, there is a chance that he might not play in the coming game on January 2. Oil has fallen to its lowest this year, trading near $76 a barrel, a sharp decline from $129 in March. And Caleb went and bagged it in his first year with the Trojans. The award was announced on Saturday night.

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Williams' Heisman trophy win makes USC the first school to take home college football's most prestigious player of the year award eight times.

Williams is the sixth sophomore, and second straight, to win the Heisman. Still, he threw for 363 yards and three touchdowns to give USC a chance, and solidified his status as Heisman frontrunner. Leinart won the Heisman in 2004 on the way to a national championship. He amassed an extensive and lucrative endorsement portfolio before ever playing a game for the Trojans. Williams was as meticulous and thorough with his 10-minute speech as he is preparing for a game. The Trojans hope a revival is underway, led by Riley and Williams. He passed for 4.075 yards, 37 touchdowns and just four interceptions, setting a USC record for total offense with 4.447 yards. Mayfield and Murray took similar paths. The top-ranked Bulldogs will face Stroud and the fourth-ranked Buckeyes in the College Football Playoff on Dec. Williams and No. Stroud was third in the voting after coming in fourth last season. Georgia quarterback Stetson Bennett, the first Bulldogs’ player to attend the award’s presentations in 30 years, finished fourth.