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Caleb Williams posts 'Horns Down' picture to Instagram story ahead of Red River Rivalry

On3 imageby: Dan Morrison10/05/23dan_morrison96
Caleb Williams
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This weekend, Red River between Texas and Oklahoma is one of the biggest games. Both teams are unbeaten and it could be a Big 12 Championship preview. One person who will be rooting for Oklahoma in the game is Caleb Williams.

The USC quarterback who transferred from Oklahoma when Lincoln Riley left the program posted his thoughts on Instagram. That included a picture of him doing the ‘horns down’ hand symbol.

You can check out that post from Caleb Williams, here:

Within the photo that Williams posted were the words, “Saxet hate week drop a horns down.”

Caleb Williams played in 11 games for the Oklahoma Sooners during the 2021 season. That year, he had a 64.5% completion percentage, 21 touchdowns, and four interceptions. At the time, he was seen as one of the best young quarterbacks in college football. The next year, he won the Heisman Trophy while at USC.

In that one season with the Sooners, Williams had a phenomenal game in Red River against Texas. Oklahoma needed every bit of that great game too, with Williams throwing for 212 yards and two touchdowns. He also rushed for 88 yards and a score. That was a 55-48 win for Oklahoma.

Caleb Williams has had another phenomenal one for the Trojans and head coach Lincoln Riley. Through five games, Williams has 1,603 passing yards and 21 touchdowns to only a single interception. He’s also rushed for three scores.

As for Red River, Oklahoma is looking to bounce back from a 49-0 loss that Texas inflicted on the Sooners last season.

Caleb Williams separating himself as top quarterback eligible for 2024 NFL Draft

As of now, Caleb Williams looks like the likely first overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft. On the First Draft podcast, NFL Draft expert Jordan Reid explained how Williams is separating himself as the top quarterback eligible for the draft.

“Just seeing how easy he makes the game look, that’s what is so special about Caleb. He goes and he makes the easy throws but then he’ll come back and he’ll make a miraculous off-script, out-of-pocket throw that just wows you,” Reid said.

“So, Caleb has been as advertised and I think he’s done everything that he needs to do to still be in the pole position with this quarterback and I think he’s the unquestioned No. 1 overall pick, nothing’s changed in that department, to me.”