USC’s Caleb Williams and Tuli Tuipulotu selected Pac-12 players of the year
2 years ago

USC’s Caleb Williams and Tuli Tuipulotu selected Pac-12 players of the year

LA Times  

USC’s Tuli Tuipulotu was named the Pac-12 Conference defensive player of the year. After a stellar turnaround season at USC, the Pac-12 Conference anointed two Trojans, quarterback Caleb Williams and defensive end Tuli Tuipulotu, as its offensive and defensive players of the year, while the coach who engineered that return to prominence was snubbed. Tuipulotu is the second USC player to win defensive player honors in the last three years, after safety Talanoa Hufanga took the award during the pandemic-shortened 2020 season. After earning first-team All-Pac-12 honors last season, Tuipulotu was a force along USC’s defensive line as a junior, tallying 12½ sacks to lead the nation.

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USC’s Caleb Williams, UCLA’s Laiatu Latu are top pick and top defender taken in draft
7 months, 4 weeks ago

USC’s Caleb Williams, UCLA’s Laiatu Latu are top pick and top defender taken in draft

LA Times  

Caleb Williams celebrates after being chosen by the Chicago Bears with the first pick of the NFL draft. Williams, the 2022 Heisman Trophy winner, has clear goals in the coming weeks and months: “Learn all my teammates’ names, their families, learn the playbook and get ready to go win games.” Chicago had the opening selection for the first time since …

Arizona’s Caleb Love wins AP Pac-12 player and newcomer of the year in first season with Wildcats
9 months, 1 week ago

Arizona’s Caleb Love wins AP Pac-12 player and newcomer of the year in first season with Wildcats

Associated Press  

Caleb Love had quite a first season at Arizona. Love was named The Associated Press Pac-12 men’s college basketball player and newcomer of the year on Tuesday by a panel of media members who cover the conference. Washington State finished the regular season 23-7 and its 14 Pac-12 wins match the program’s most in a conference season. FIRST TEAM u-Guard …

USC’s JuJu Watkins named Pac-12 freshman of the year, three Bruins on All-Pac-12 team
9 months, 2 weeks ago

USC’s JuJu Watkins named Pac-12 freshman of the year, three Bruins on All-Pac-12 team

LA Times  

USC guard JuJu Watkins is the program’s sixth freshman of the year and first since 2020. After winning 14 of 17 Pac-12 freshman of the week honors, USC’s JuJu Watkins was named conference freshman of the year on Tuesday. With Watkins at the center of USC’s revival, the Trojans are primed to make their first back-to-back NCAA tournament appearances since …

Oregon’s Bo Nix, UCLA’s Laiatu Latu headline AP All-Pac-12 honors
1 year ago

Oregon’s Bo Nix, UCLA’s Laiatu Latu headline AP All-Pac-12 honors

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Oregon quarterback Bo Nix is The Associated Press Pac-12 offensive player of the year and UCLA’s Laiatu Latu is the defensive player of the year. Players at all positions are listed alphabetically with name, school, height, weight, class and hometown; “u-” denotes unanimous selections: FIRST TEAM …

Heisman winner Caleb Williams to skip USC’s Holiday Bowl trip, fueling NFL expectations
1 year ago

Heisman winner Caleb Williams to skip USC’s Holiday Bowl trip, fueling NFL expectations

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! LOS ANGELES — Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Caleb Williams will not play for Southern California in the Holiday Bowl, fueling the expectation he will enter the upcoming NFL draft. Williams won’t be in the lineup when the Trojans face Louisville in their bowl game in San Diego …

Caleb Williams is done at USC, so who will be the Trojans’ next starting QB?
1 year ago

Caleb Williams is done at USC, so who will be the Trojans’ next starting QB?

LA Times  

As the time ticked off the clock against UCLA, Caleb Williams could do nothing but watch from the Coliseum sideline. “I like the guys that we have in the room,” Riley said, “but I also — you always have a responsibility to the team to continue to look at potential people that could come in and make our room better …

USC will take on Louisville in the Holiday Bowl, but will Caleb Williams play?
1 year ago

USC will take on Louisville in the Holiday Bowl, but will Caleb Williams play?

LA Times  

USC learned its bowl destination Sunday. Caleb Williams’ status remains one of the biggest questions after the Trojans were announced as the Pac-12 representative for the Holiday Bowl to face No. USC was selected for the Holiday Bowl, which gets the fourth pick of Pac-12 teams, while Utah and Oregon State, which finished with identical 5-4 conference records as USC …

Caleb Williams, USC effectively eliminated from Pac-12 title race with loss to Oregon
1 year, 1 month ago

Caleb Williams, USC effectively eliminated from Pac-12 title race with loss to Oregon

LA Times  

USC coach Lincoln Riley and quarterback Caleb Williams talk during the first half of the Trojans’ 36-27 road loss to Oregon on Saturday night. “It’s the first game we’ve played here at USC where we’re out of the championship race,” Riley said of next Saturday’s rivalry game against UCLA at the Coliseum. It’s one play here or there — that’s …

NFL scouts are torn on whether Caleb Williams will be No. 1 pick of draft
1 year, 2 months ago

NFL scouts are torn on whether Caleb Williams will be No. 1 pick of draft

LA Times  

USC quarterback Caleb Williams, the reigning Heisman Trophy winner, is the heavy favorite to go No. “I was TV scouting that,” said Scout 2, meaning he wasn’t at the Coliseum. “What I’d love for him — they’ve lost to Utah the last couple of years,” Scout 1 said. To have one of his signature performances in an atmosphere like that …

USC leans on Caleb Williams’ resolve and resilience during triple-OT win over Arizona
1 year, 2 months ago

USC leans on Caleb Williams’ resolve and resilience during triple-OT win over Arizona

LA Times  

After so much had gone so miserably awry, from the sleepy offense and sloppy defense to the errant throws and missed tackles, it felt almost too simple that it would end like this for USC. USC quarterback Caleb Williams gets sacked by Arizona linebacker Jacob Manu in the second quarter at the Coliseum on Saturday. “Keep fighting, keep believing, that’s …

USC QB Caleb Williams deserves to win another Heisman Trophy
1 year, 2 months ago

USC QB Caleb Williams deserves to win another Heisman Trophy

LA Times  

USC quarterback Caleb Williams celebrates and acknowledges Trojans fans during a 48-41 victory over Colorado at Folsom Field in Boulder on Saturday. The 71-yard touchdown pass from USC quarterback Caleb Williams to Tahj Washington early in the Trojans’ 48-41 victory at Colorado on Saturday was an opening salvo that evolved into a striking mandate. USC Sports USC survives the Deion …

Heisman straw poll: Michael Penix, Caleb Williams lead the way with other Pac-12 QBs lurking
1 year, 2 months ago

Heisman straw poll: Michael Penix, Caleb Williams lead the way with other Pac-12 QBs lurking

New York Times  

Michael Penix Jr. is the early leader in The Athletic’s first weekly Heisman straw poll. Reigning Heisman winner Caleb Williams — who was picked three spots ahead of Penix in The Athletic’s preseason Heisman draft — received the second-most votes. PLAYER TEAM POS 1st 2nd 3rd PTS Michael Penix Jr. Washington QB 20 13 1 87 Caleb Williams USC QB …

Caleb Williams rescues defensively challenged USC in win over Arizona State
1 year, 3 months ago

Caleb Williams rescues defensively challenged USC in win over Arizona State

LA Times  

USC wide receiver Zachariah Branch leaps over Arizona State defensive back Shamari Simmons during the first half of the Trojans’ 42-28 win Saturday night. Playing on the road for the first time after three home crowd-fueled blowouts, USC fumbled twice in the first quarter, gave up a 25-yard pass by a running back on fourth-and-five in the second quarter and …

Caleb Williams propels No. 6 USC to a 49-point first half in a 56-10 victory over Stanford
1 year, 3 months ago

Caleb Williams propels No. 6 USC to a 49-point first half in a 56-10 victory over Stanford

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! It’s fun to see the team really playing there at a high level together for a sustained period.” The Trojans racked up 433 yards of offense and got seven touchdowns by seven players while building a 49-3 halftime lead — the third-largest in Pac-12 history — …

Caleb Williams on USC’s rout of Stanford: ‘We’re trying to make everybody feel our pain’
1 year, 3 months ago

Caleb Williams on USC’s rout of Stanford: ‘We’re trying to make everybody feel our pain’

LA Times  

USC quarterback Caleb Williams scrambles through the defense during the first quarter of a 56-10 victory over Stanford at the Coliseum on Saturday night. “That’s what we’re trying to do: We’re trying to make everybody feel our pain and play on our own terms.” USC wide receiver Zachariah Branch dives but comes up short of a touchdown in the first …

Heisman winner Caleb Williams throws 5 TD passes and No. 6 USC routs Nevada 66-14
1 year, 3 months ago

Heisman winner Caleb Williams throws 5 TD passes and No. 6 USC routs Nevada 66-14

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “A few plays here and there that we’re going to want back, that we know we have to continue to clean up, but we took a step this week.” Williams passed for 258 yards and four TDs on just 15 completions while USC built a 35-7 …

Caleb Williams and USC showcase their playoff ambitions in blowout win over Nevada
1 year, 3 months ago

Caleb Williams and USC showcase their playoff ambitions in blowout win over Nevada

LA Times  

USC quarterback Caleb Williams throws a touchdown pass during the first quarter of the Trojans’ 66-14 win over Nevada at the Coliseum on Saturday. Stanley Ta’ufo’ou, the 6-foot-2, 275-pound defensive lineman, trotting into the end zone after returning a fumble sent the USC coach leaping into the air in a euphoric sideline celebration. Even the much-maligned defense recovered from an …

College football roundtable: Will USC or UCLA win the Pac-12 title?
1 year, 3 months ago

College football roundtable: Will USC or UCLA win the Pac-12 title?

LA Times  

USC and a few other teams got a head start, but the rest of the college football world will kick off the 2023 season this week. UCLA coach Chip Kelly and the Bruins will rely on a new starting quarterback as they push to win their first Pac-12 title since 1998. If both of those questions are answered in UCLA’s …

USC’s Caleb Williams is favored to win a second Heisman. Here’s who could stop him
1 year, 4 months ago

USC’s Caleb Williams is favored to win a second Heisman. Here’s who could stop him

LA Times  

USC quarterback Caleb Williams, right, poses with coach Lincoln Riley after winning the Heisman Trophy on Dec. 10, 2022, in New York. That’s really no surprise since the USC quarterback is less than a year removed from winning the 2022 Heisman Trophy. Second-year Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers has also been given +1200 odds, and could find some extra motivation now …

Caleb Williams returns to take a second shot at national title contention with No. 6 USC
1 year, 4 months ago

Caleb Williams returns to take a second shot at national title contention with No. 6 USC

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! LOS ANGELES — Caleb Williams’ first season at Southern California was a massive individual success, as evidenced by his Heisman Trophy and his status as the consensus top prospect in the next NFL draft. Can’t wait.” The Trojans have taken on another wave of talent as …

Caleb Williams dedicated to improving himself and USC in Heisman encore campaign
1 year, 5 months ago

Caleb Williams dedicated to improving himself and USC in Heisman encore campaign

LA Times  

USC quarterback Caleb Williams speaks at Pac-12 media day in Las Vegas on Friday. “And to do that I gotta win a bunch of games.” Williams won 11 last year in leading the Trojans’ stunning turnaround under first-year head coach Lincoln Riley. “No matter if you’re LeBron in year 20 whatever, or you’re me at year three in college, you …

For Heisman winner Caleb Williams and USC, ‘last year wasn’t good enough’
1 year, 9 months ago

For Heisman winner Caleb Williams and USC, ‘last year wasn’t good enough’

LA Times  

USC quarterbacks Caleb Williams, left, and Jake Jensen warm up during a spring practice session at Howard Jones Field on Wednesday. The odds of being the second to repeat are stacked against USC’s junior quarterback, and his coach, Lincoln Riley has made clear he and Williams haven’t spent much time, if any, talking about it. USC quarterback Caleb Williams and …

USC All-America DL Tuli Tuipulotu declares for NFL draft
1 year, 11 months ago

USC All-America DL Tuli Tuipulotu declares for NFL draft

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! LOS ANGELES — Southern California All-America defensive lineman Tuli Tuipulotu will enter the NFL draft. The younger brother of USC and Philadelphia Eagles defensive lineman Marlon Tuipulotu, Tuli impressed as a freshman during the pandemic-shortened 2020 season by getting two sacks and 2 1/2 tackles for …

Caleb Williams still coming to grips with being a Heisman Trophy winner
2 years ago

Caleb Williams still coming to grips with being a Heisman Trophy winner

LA Times  

USC quarterback Caleb Williams continues to recover from a hamstring injury he sustained during the Trojans’ loss to Utah in the Pac-12 title game on Dec. 2. From the moment he lifted the iconic trophy last Saturday night, Caleb Williams hasn’t had much time to let the reality of his Heisman win sink in, let alone get the sleep he …

Caleb Williams wins the Heisman Trophy, cementing his place in USC football lore
2 years ago

Caleb Williams wins the Heisman Trophy, cementing his place in USC football lore

LA Times  

Since Caleb Williams landed in Los Angeles last February as the most coveted transfer in all of college football, the quarterback has carried the weight of tremendous expectation on his shoulders. “Guess you can’t win them all.” But while Duggan, Stroud and Bennett — who finished second, third and fourth, respectively — may have lifted their teams to the national …

USC QB Caleb Williams voted AP Player of the Year
2 years ago

USC QB Caleb Williams voted AP Player of the Year

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! LOS ANGELES — Southern California quarterback Caleb Williams is The Associated Press college football player of the year, becoming the school’s first winner of the award since 2005 with his stellar debut season for the Trojans. Alabama linebacker Will Anderson Jr., the first repeat SEC Defensive …

How Caleb Williams’ late push for the Heisman resembles Carson Palmer’s 2002 run
2 years ago

How Caleb Williams’ late push for the Heisman resembles Carson Palmer’s 2002 run

LA Times  

USC quarterback Caleb Williams looks to pass during a win over Cal at the Coliseum on Nov. 5. At the midpoint of the season, as Caleb Williams’ Heisman Trophy candidacy continued to simmer on the burner behind hotter names, the USC football program remained quiet — publicly, at least. But Ryan still got to work, scheduling weekly “Heisman meetings” with …

Williams, Phillips highlight AP All-Pac-12 team
2 years ago

Williams, Phillips highlight AP All-Pac-12 team

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Southern California quarterback Caleb Williams is the unanimous choice as The Associated Press player of the year in the Pac-12. Utah cornerback Clark Phillips III was named defensive player of the year and Washington coach Kalen DeBoer earned coach of the year honors on Thursday from …

USC quarterback Caleb Williams among finalists for Heisman Trophy
2 years ago

USC quarterback Caleb Williams among finalists for Heisman Trophy

LA Times  

USC quarterback Caleb Williams carries the ball during a win over Washington State on Oct. 8. When Caleb Williams transferred to USC in February, the quarterback was billed as a star-in-the-making, the type of transformational talent capable of one day becoming the best player in college football. The sophomore quarterback carried USC to the verge of the College Football Playoff, …

Caleb Williams hopes to play when USC faces Tulane in Cotton Bowl
2 years ago

Caleb Williams hopes to play when USC faces Tulane in Cotton Bowl

LA Times  

USC quarterback Caleb Williams and the Trojans are headed to a New Year’s Six bowl despite losing to Utah in the Pac-12 championship game. Riley said Williams likely would not be able to play if USC had another game in the next two weeks, referring to it as a “significant hamstring injury.” “Hamstrings are different for everybody, but the nature …

Unexpected hero emerges to help USC punch its ticket to the Pac-12 title game
2 years, 1 month ago

Unexpected hero emerges to help USC punch its ticket to the Pac-12 title game

LA Times  

USC’s Korey Foreman celebrates after intercepting a pass from UCLA quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson to seal the Trojans’ 48-45 comeback win Saturday at the Rose Bowl. “You just never know when it’s going to be your moment,” USC coach Lincoln Riley said, “and he was ready.” UCLA quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson throws a pass against USC in the fourth quarter Saturday. “Dorian …

USC takeaways: Caleb Williams brilliant, defense struggles in emotional loss at Utah
2 years, 2 months ago

USC takeaways: Caleb Williams brilliant, defense struggles in emotional loss at Utah

New York Times  

SALT LAKE CITY — USC seemingly always finds itself in this exact spot in this exact stadium, doesn’t it? And just like in those previous two games, USC’s defense couldn’t get the stop it needed as Utah’s star quarterback Cam Rising rushed for a 1-yard touchdown with 48 seconds remaining. I’m ready to go practice right now.” Bad defense, wrong …

Kelly, Thompson-Robinson top Pac-12 midseason awards
2 years, 2 months ago

Kelly, Thompson-Robinson top Pac-12 midseason awards

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! The Pac-12 has experienced a bit of a resurgence so far this football season with two undefeated teams and four teams in the AP Top 25. There’s still half a season to go, but the conference so far is in solid shape to potentially break its …

Plaschke: The Trojans are back and might be the nation's best
2 years, 3 months ago

Plaschke: The Trojans are back and might be the nation's best

LA Times  

USC quarterback Caleb Williams, who threw for 341 yards and four touchdowns, walks off the field after the No. Caleb Williams heaved a ball high through the thick air and into the arms of Jordan Addison, who spun out of a Stanford defender’s grasp and sprinted to the end zone and. That change was obvious less than three minutes into …

What does USC star quarterback Caleb Williams have to do to win the Heisman Trophy?
2 years, 3 months ago

What does USC star quarterback Caleb Williams have to do to win the Heisman Trophy?

LA Times  

USC quarterback Caleb Williams looks on at the end of the Trojans’ spring game at the Coliseum on April 23. The debate will carry on with many subjective criteria being used by the program’s supporters and detractors, but here’s one objective marker that should be considered in the discussion: The Trojans will need to bring home their eighth Heisman Trophy …

Caleb Williams Inc: How one family and a PR firm helped a USC QB build an NIL empire
2 years, 5 months ago

Caleb Williams Inc: How one family and a PR firm helped a USC QB build an NIL empire

LA Times  

The plan that propelled Caleb Williams to the forefront of a new college football era first came into focus long before the landscape changed, years ahead of his arrival at USC, when the notion of an amateur quarterback making millions off his name, image and likeness still felt impossible. “We knew he was going to be one of the faces …

Column: Unfazed newcomer Caleb Williams, just 19, shows he’s ready to lead USC football team
2 years, 8 months ago

Column: Unfazed newcomer Caleb Williams, just 19, shows he’s ready to lead USC football team

LA Times  

USC quarterback Caleb Williams, the star transfer from Oklahoma, looks on at the end of the Trojans’ spring game Saturday at the Coliseum. Williams looked as if he were in his own living room as he reflected on USC’s spring game. USC quarterback Caleb Williams, right, talks with coach Lincoln Riley during the Trojans’ spring game Saturday at the Coliseum. …

UCLA’s Johnny Juzang, USC’s Isaiah Mobley among All-Pac-12 picks for Bruins, Trojans
2 years, 9 months ago

UCLA’s Johnny Juzang, USC’s Isaiah Mobley among All-Pac-12 picks for Bruins, Trojans

LA Times  

After magical runs last March, USC’s Isaiah Mobley and UCLA’s Johnny Juzang chose to defer their NBA dreams for one last collegiate season. A year later, those parallel plans have not only put USC and UCLA on track to make noise again this March, but led both players to be named among the best in the conference Tuesday, as each …

How one emoji — ✌️ — ignited Caleb Williams hysteria among USC’s football faithful
2 years, 11 months ago

How one emoji — ✌️ — ignited Caleb Williams hysteria among USC’s football faithful

LA Times  

It was just before noon on Jan. 15 when a single emoji from USC football’s official Twitter account whipped an entire fan base into a frenzy. ✌️ — USC Football January 15, 2022 Since entering the transfer portal in early January, Williams hasn’t offered any clear indications he plans to follow his former Sooners coach, new Trojans coach Lincoln Riley, …

USC’s Evan Mobley joins Anthony Davis in making college basketball history
3 years, 9 months ago

USC’s Evan Mobley joins Anthony Davis in making college basketball history

LA Times  

USC’s Evan Mobley dunks during the second half of the Trojans’ win at Washington State on Feb. 13. Mobley is the fourth Trojan to be named the conference’s player of the year and the first since Sam Clancy in 2002. Mobley is the second Pac-12 player to win the conference’s player of the year award while also being named its …

A new UCLA hero emerges almost every night. The Bruins just never know who it will be
3 years, 11 months ago

A new UCLA hero emerges almost every night. The Bruins just never know who it will be

LA Times  

UCLA guard Jules Bernard dribbles during a game against Colorado on Jan. 2. “We don’t have the first pick in the draft running around on our team,” coach Mick Cronin said after his team slogged its way to an 81-76 come-from-behind victory over Washington on Saturday at Pauley Pavilion. Cronin identified sophomore point guard Tyger Campbell as the player most …

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