USC football's quarterback room named nation's best

Caleb Williams is back for his junior season with the Trojans

Ahead of the 2023 college football season, the USC quarterback room has been named the best in the nation by CBS Sports.

Writer Shehan Jeyarajah said of the Trojans:

For the second year in a row, the reigning Heisman winner leads his class to the top of the list. Caleb Williams put together a transcendent season as a sophomore, throwing for 4,537 yards, rushing for 382 yards and totaling 52 touchdowns while leading USC to the Pac-12 Championship Game. If everything falls right, Williams could become the first two-time Heisman winner since Archie Griffin. Behind Williams, freshman Malachi Nelson is rated as a consensus five-star and the No. 13 player in the Top247 rankings. Miller Moss gives Lincoln Riley veteran insurance after two full years on campus. 

Texas, Georgia, UCLA and LSU round out the top five QB rooms.

RECRUITING MOMENTUM

In the last two weeks, USC has added seven total commits in the class of 2024. All seven prospects officially visited the weekend of June 2.

Three-star Cherry Creek (Englewood, Colo.) offensive lineman Hayden Treter was the first player who visited to give a verbal to the Trojans. He announced his decision on Sunday morning after the visit. Later that day, four-star Clearwater (Fla.) safety Jarvis Boatwright also picked USC.

On Monday, four-star Serra (Gardena, Calif.) cornerback Dakoda Fields and four-star Booker T. Washington (Atlanta) defensive lineman Kameryn Fountain committed, but USC still wasn't done. The Trojans secured a verbal pledge from four-star Central Catholic (Modesto, Calif.) offensive lineman Manasse Itete later that day too.

Then last Friday, four-star 2024 Cheshire Academy (Conn.) linebacker Elijah Newby committed to USC. On Tuesday, four-star Hiram (Ga.) tight end Walter Matthews also pledged.