Southern California QB Caleb Williams wins Heisman Trophy after electric sophomore season.
USA TODAY Sports' Paul Myerberg and Dan Wolken break down the college football playoff.NEW YORK — Southern California sophomore quarterback Caleb Williams won the Heisman Memorial Trophy as college football's most outstanding player on Saturday night, beating three other finalists, all starting quarterbacks whose teams are in the College Football Playoff.
Williams is USC's first Heisman Trophy winner since Matt Leinart in 2004, tying the school with Notre Dame, Ohio State and Oklahoma with seven winners – the most all-time. Eight Trojans have actually received the award, but the 2005 trophy won by Reggie Bush was later vacated.Lincoln Riley has now coached three of the last six Heisman winners, following Baker Mayfield in 2017 and Kyler Murray in 2018 while he was on the sidelines at Oklahoma.
Williams saw limited action his freshman season in 2021 until he entered the game against Texas at the beginning of the second quarter, replacing an ineffective Spencer Rattler. Williams had 212 yards passing and three total touchdowns, including a spectacular 66-yard run, as Oklahoma came back for a remarkable last-second 55-48 win.
His road to USC began when Riley shocked the college football world when he accepted the head coaching position at the school the day after the Sooners' regular season ended. Williams hit the transfer portal and followed him in January.
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