USC Football: Caleb Williams Emerges as Betting Favorite for Back-to-Back Heismans

The gunslinging superstar is back on top in Vegas!

Your USC Trojans are off to a 5-0 start to the year and are ranked ninth in the nation in the latest Associated Press poll.

Much of this team's success has come off the back of superstar junior quarterback Caleb Williams. Fittingly, he is now back on top in the betting world, having emerged as the odds-on favorite to win his second Heisman in just as many years.

"Reigning Heisman Trophy winner Caleb Williams put on a show in Boulder worthy of recognition, and the Pac-12 agreed. Williams was named Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week. He also reclaimed the pole position as betting favorite to win his second Heisman Trophy, per BetMGM.com."

(via R.J. Abeytia, 247Sports)

Williams is now the favorite to win the Heisman with +175 odds, the runner-up currently is Washington's quarterback, Michael Penix.

The 6'1", 215-pound signal caller threw 42 touchdowns and 4,537 yards in his 2022 campaign which ended with him taking the Heisman. Williams played 14 games that year.

This season so far, Williams has already thrown 21 touchdowns and 1,603 yards in just five games with the team. If Williams is able to keep up this pace he will most likely blow his touchdowns from last year out of the water.

Due to his elusive play-extending style of quarterbacking, Williams has been able to make highlight plays each and every down.

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— FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) September 30, 2023

While the Trojan's defense has been something to question, the efficiency of this team's offense has been something to marvel at, all of these scoring drives start and end with Williams.

The Heisman favorite is also projected to be the first overall pick in next year's NFL Draft if Williams decides to leave USC after the season, so Trojan fans better enjoy him while they still can.

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