As the time ticked off the clock against UCLA, Caleb Williams could do nothing but watch from the Coliseum sideline. Backup quarterback Miller Moss approached to wrap his arm around Williams’ shoulder and tap the junior on the chest.
The moment was an unofficial passing of the torch.
Williams will not play another game for USC as the star quarterback will sit out of the Holiday Bowl against No. 15 Louisville, coach Lincoln Riley said Monday. While the 2022 Heisman Trophy winner has until Jan. 15 to officially declare for the NFL draft, he said last month it would be unlikely he would sit out of the bowl game if he planned to return to college.