Heisman

At the midpoint of the season, as Caleb Williams’ Heisman Trophy candidacy continued to simmer on the burner behind hotter names, the USC football program remained quiet — publicly, at least.It was around that time that Lincoln Riley and…

When Caleb Williams transferred to USC in February, the quarterback was billed as a star-in-the-making, the type of transformational talent capable of one day becoming the best player in college football.Less than a year later, that…

Once No. 4 USC was routed in the second half Friday night by Utah in the Pac-12 championship game, it became immediately clear which four teams would make the College Football Playoff and compete for a spot in the national title game at…

The torrent of congratulatory texts and calls were already blowing up his phone by the time cameras caught Caleb Williams coyly strike that famous Heisman pose along the USC sideline, the star quarterback humoring the Trojans teammates who…

USC wide receiver Jordan Addison scores on a touchdown pass against UCLA on Nov. 19.(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) Bolch: With apologies to Lee Corso, not so fast, my friends. If everybody agrees that Michigan has the…

He danced. He darted. He dodged. He defied. He defined.During one hot moment on a chilly Saturday night in downtown Los Angeles, this city’s newest sports superstar ran around the Coliseum grass for what seemed like an eternity while…

His teammates called him a gamer, a winner, Superman.After a nationally televised, primetime rivalry win over UCLA in which Caleb Williams threw for a career-high 470 yards and clinched USC’s spot in the Pac-12 championship game, the…