Caleb Williams discusses how his trust in USC offense has grown this spring

While USC had spent the past month-and-a-half going through its spring practice period, the Trojans wrapped it up with their annual spring football game on Saturday at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. As USC fans had the chance to see their new-look team in action for the first time under new head coach Lincoln Riley, they were also able to see quarterback Caleb Williams on the field for his debut.

After making the decision to enter the NCAA Transfer Portal and ultimately leave Oklahoma after a successful year, Williams has now reunited with Riley – his former coach at OU – and is ready to help lead his new team 2022. Now that he’s in Los Angeles, there’s been plenty of spotlight on Williams – and Trojans’ fans had to have liked what they saw out of him on Saturday.

In his first outing in front of 33,427 Trojans’ fans, Williams completed 10-of-12 passes for 98 yards and two touchdowns to lead the offense to a 34-30 win over the defense. Both of Williams’ touchdown throws went to wide receiver Mario Williams, who also transferred to USC from Oklahoma.

As Caleb Williams and the USC offense performed quite well on Saturday, the quarterback was asked after the spring game how his trust in the unit has grown over the past couple of months.

“The trust in the offense – I hit a couple of good shots to Rio for touchdowns,” Williams said. “That connection between me and Rio, as we all know, goes back to the old school I was at. It was a smooth day, but we’ve got to get better at a lot of different things.”

With USC’s spring practice period officially in the books, Williams and the Trojans now turn their attention to summer workouts before jumping into fall camp in August.