The quarterback led U.S.C. to 11 wins, the Trojans’ best season since 2017.
When coach Lincoln Riley bolted from the University of Oklahoma after last season, and his star freshman quarterback Caleb Williams followed, along with a boatload of other transfers to the University of Southern California, the expectations were that U.S.C. would return to the upper echelon of college football.
Expectations were met and then some. U.S.C. won 11 games, seven more than last season, its highest win total since 2017.