USC Football: How Caleb Williams' Weakness Became A Strength In Worst Game Of the Year

Williams put the team on his back last weekend.

The USC Trojans squeaked by the Arizona Wildcats this weekend in a triple-overtime thriller in front of the Trojan faithful. The Trojans found themselves down by multiple scores at one point but rallied for a big comeback victory.

However, this game shouldn't have even been this close. The Trojans came in as big favorites to win and instead found themselves in another close game against a team that they had no business doing so with.

The issues of this Trojans team have started to show over the last few weeks, but quarterback Caleb Williams continues to shine. Even in a tough game for him, he still put the team on his back to carry them to a big win.

He even did it with his legs, which he usually doesn't like to do. Williams just wants to win in whatever way is needed from him.

“With his NFL career still looming, Williams admitted Saturday night he doesn’t “really like to run, to be honest.” But he noticed how the Arizona defensive ends were aggressively rushing up field on passing downs and capitalized on the open lanes.”

Per Thuc Nhi Nguyen of The LA Times

Williams scored three rushing touchdowns against Arizona, and it helped USC grab the win. It was the kind of performance that people can look back on if he were to win another Heisman Trophy this season.

“You gotta do whatever you gotta do to win the game,” Williams said, “whether it’s me passing for 400 or it’s me running for 200.”

Per Caleb Williams via The LA Times

For the Trojans to have success the rest of the season, they will need Williams to continue doing his part. But they will also need the defense to step up. The problems on that side of the ball have made things tougher for the offense, and it has become a consistent issue.

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