USC’s star QB is trying to become the second player to repeat as a Heisman winner. And he’s doing it in the “NIL” era, when money and pressure come hand in hand.
Caleb Williams’s target was a three-foot-tall trash can about 60 feet away. Not that you could tell from his wayward throws.
“When he decided that he was going to make a bunch of money my reaction was like, ‘Great, how soon do we get this done?’ Not really realizing NIL was going to be a thing,” Carl Williams said with a laugh. He chose Gonzaga, a mission-driven Jesuit school, despite it being the only school he considered that didn’t offer a sports scholarship. Before leaving for a recruiting trip to LSU as a junior, he approached his social studies teacher, Ed Donnellan, to ask if there were any historical sites that he should visit while in Baton Rouge.
“There’s a reason why he done what he’s done after Gonzaga. And it’s not just the Superman talent because that’s the physical side of it,” Gonzaga Coach Randy Trivers said, “but what makes him tick inside of his heart and his mind.” It’s easy to dream a dream but harder to live it. Williams speaks with a matter-of-fact charisma that makes what most consider dreams to be attainable aspirations for him. “I didn’t set my goals on anything small,” he said. While mentioning some of the quarterbacks who have inspired him — Aaron Rodgers, Patrick Mahomes, Lamar Jackson, Russell Wilson, and Josh Allen — Williams said he wants to add parts of them to his game, so “maybe I’ll be better than all of them.
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