None — not Bryce Young, not Lamar Jackson, not Johnny Manziel, not Tim Tebow, and not Matt Leinart — could pull it off during their Heisman encore campaign. USC's Caleb Williams, the reigning Heisman winner, takes pride in being different, and he'll certainly have the chance to separate himself from his peers this fall. Williams won 11 last year in leading the Trojans' stunning turnaround under first-year head coach Lincoln Riley. Only two teams in the country play 15 games — the playoff finalists. "You don't play for a Pac-12 championship, you don't play for a Heisman, you don't play for a Biletnikoff, all those awards.

Source: Los Angeles Times July 22, 2023 01:15 UTC