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Barry Werner

USC quarterback Caleb Williams wins the Heisman Trophy

USC quarterback Caleb Williams was announced as the Heisman Trophy winner on Saturday in New York City.

The sophomore joins fellow Trojans Mike Garrett, O.J. Simpson, Charles White, Marcus Allen, Carson Palmer, and Matt Leinart as Heisman winners from USC.

Reggie Bush also won the Heisman at USC, in 2005, but had his award stripped.

The four finalists in 2022 were Williams, Georgia quarterback Stetson Bennett IV, Ohio State’s C.J. Stroud, and TCU’s Max Duggan.

The 2022 resumes for each finalist:

  • Williams threw for 4,075 yards, 37 touchdowns, and only four interceptions, as well as rushing for 372 yards and 10 TDs. (rushing stats for college QBs are misleading since the NCAA subtracts sack yards for some reason from this category)
  • Stroud threw for 3,340 yards, 37 TDs, and six interceptions.
  • Duggan threw for 3,321 yards, 30 TDs, and only four INTs, and also rushed for 404 yards and six TDs.
  • Bennett has 3,425 passing yards, 20 TDs, and six INTs; he ran for seven TDs.

Finishing 5th through 10th were Tennessee QB Hendon Hooker, Alabama QB Bryce Young (the 2021 Heisman winner), Michigan RB Blake Corum, Washington QB Michael Penix, Texas RB Bijan Robinson, and North Carolina QB Drake Maye.

Williams joins Gino Torretta, Miami (1992) as a  Heisman winner to wear jersey No. 13.

He began his college career at the University of Oklahoma and transferred to USC after coach Lincoln Riley moved from the Sooners to the Trojans.

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