Caleb Williams brought sizzle, enjoyment and star power back to Southern California football.
And now the Heisman Trophy, too.
Williams, the vibrant quarterback who was the driver for the Trojans’ turn-around season, won the Heisman on Saturday night to make USC the veryfirst school to take house college football’s most prominent gamer of the year award 8 times.
Williams got 544 first-place votes and 2,031 points to quickly outpoint TCU quarterback Max Duggan (1,420).
Williams, who played last season at Oklahoma, is the 4th transfer to win the Heisman in the last 6 years, signingupwith Baker Mayfield (2017) and Kyler Murray (2018) of Oklahoma and Joe Burrow (2019) of LSU.
Ohio State’s C.J. Stroud was 3rd in the ballot after coming in 4th last season. Georgia quarterback Stetson Bennett endedup 4th. The top-ranked Bulldogs will face Stroud and the fourth-ranked Buckeyes in the College Football Playoff on Dec. 31.
Duggan and the third-ranked Horned Frogs will play No. 2 Michigan in the other CFP semifinal on New Year’s Eve.
“I might be standing up here today, however y’all get to the College Football Playoffs. Guess you can’t win ’em all,” Williams stated as he began his approval speech by thanking the other finalists.
Williams and No. 8 USC might haveactually fallen brief of the Pac-12 champion and a area in the playoff, however it was still a renewal for a college football blue blood that has had just short spurts of success over the last years.
The last time USC had a Heisman winner was 2005, when running back Reggie Bush was the 2nd of successive Trojans gamers to win the award. Matt Leinart won the Heisman in 2004 on the method to a nationwide champion.
Bush’s Heisman win, the Trojans’ seventh, was lateron abandoned for NCAA infractions that started the descent of USC.
Notre Dame, Ohio State and Oklahoma each have 7 Heisman success.
TOP MOMENTS FROM THE NIGHT
How the ballot played out
Here is a appearance at the last order of the 2022 Heisman Trophy ballot.
Caleb Williams is your 2022 Heisman Trophy winner.
The 20-year-old USC QB is the recipient of the 2022 Heisman Trophy.
Stetson strolls the red carpet
Bennett presents for some pictures ahead of Saturday’s Heisman Trophy statement.
Ohio State achievement
Stroud is Ohio State’s veryfirst two-time Heisman Trophy finalist consideringthat the Heisman Trust started welcoming numerous finalists in1982 So it just made sense for him to posture with the just gamer in college football history to win the prominent award 2 times: Buckeye legend Archie Griffin.
Look excellent, feel excellent, play great!
Williams is dressed head-to-toe in Gucci for Saturday night’s Heisman event.
The finalists have gothere
Bennett, Duggan, Stroud and Williams positioned with the Heisman Trophy ahead of the event.
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The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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