LOS ANGELES — The most coveted quarterback in college football is following his former coach to USC in a major transfer move that's bound to shift the balance of power out west.
Caleb Williams, a former top recruit and the undisputed top passer in a rollicking college transfer market, made it official via a video posted on his Twitter account on Tuesday he left Oklahoma to join Lincoln Riley in Los Angeles, giving the Trojans new coach a familiar star quarterback to build around as he ushers in a new era at USC.
The decision reunites Williams, the No. 7 overall prospect and No. 2 quarterback in the 2021 class, with the coach who first convinced him to join the Sooners. Under Riley's tutelage, Williams thrived as a freshman at Oklahoma, supplanting entrenched starter Spencer Rattler by midseason and immediately establishing himself as a future star. But since Riley left suddenly to take over at USC in late November, speculation over whether his star quarterback might follow continued to swirl, even as Williams stuck around through December, leading the Sooners to an Alamo Bowl win.
