Caleb Williams Q&A: USC star quarterback speaks at Boys & Girls Club event

Williams and seven of his teammates answered questions and coached football drills and games at the Wilmington Boys & Girls Club on Friday

WILMINGTON, Calif. — On Friday afternoon, Caleb Williams and seven of his teammates answered questions and coached football drills and games at the Wilmington Boys & Girls Club. The event was made possible through an NIL partnership with the South Bay Athletic Club. 

Zachariah Branch, Zion Branch, Calen Bullock, Raleek Brown, Brenden Rice, Kyron Hudson and Lake McRee all joined Williams. 

(Bottom two photos and cover photo by Theo Avgerinos)

Williams answered most of the questions from a high school moderator during the Q&A portion of the event. His responses are below.

Moderator: What's been your toughest challenge in college?

Williams: I had a pretty successful first year at Oklahoma before I transferred to USC. But my toughest challenge was having to sit down and be behind somebody. I'd never had to do that before. Regardless if I thought I played better or did better, I had to sit behind somebody. So trying to focus on getting better and getting extra work while also trying to focus on school, that was my first year being fully away from my family, dealing with all of that was tough. I love football, it's No. 1 in my heart, so not playing right away was one of my toughest challenges.

Moderator: Was it always your goal to win a Heisman?

Williams: I actually didn't know what the Heisman was until I got to college. I never really watched the ceremonies, although I did watch Tim Tebow's. But I never really knew what that was. 

Moderator: Who do you model your game after?

Williams: I don't really have one player. I'd say I take a lot from different players whether it's Aaron Rodgers, Patrick Mahomes and Russell Wilson when he was on the Seahawks. 

Moderator: If you could do any other sport at the highest level that's not football, what would it be?

Williams: Probably a swimmer. 

Moderator: What do you think is the most memorable game you've played in?

Williams: There are two. One in high school and one in college. In high school, we were playing one of our rivals in a championship game. I threw a Hail Mary and we won. My most memorable game in college was probably the first game I ever really got in [against Texas]. We were down pretty big and we came back and won with like three seconds to go. It was a pretty cool experience."

HIGHLIGHT OF THE DAY

Some of the best moments from Friday's event were at the flag football station following the Q&A. Rice and Brown each captained a team and they were having an absolute blast. The kids loved how much the two were into the games and had just as much fun.

Here are a couple clips from the flag football station:

Brenden Rice just rushed for a TD in a flag football game 😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/QjNmBt7uC6

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