Jordan Addison says he is ready to 'attack' the Pac-12 Championship game

The USC Trojans capped off their first season under Lincoln Riley with a 38-27 win over rival Notre Dame Saturday, and now look forward to their conference championship game this Friday against Utah. Trojans star wide receiver Jordan Addison was asked about what playing in the Pac-12 Championship means to him following their victory over the Fighting Irish.

“It means a lot, this is what we came here for, play in games like this and now we’ve gotta work throughout this week and then go take that and just keep going,” Addison said.

Addison transferred to USC this offseason from Pitt, where he also played in a conference championship game last season. Addison helped lead the Panthers last year to a 45-21 victory over Wake Forest in the ACC Championship, recording 8 catches for 126 yards, and will be looking to make a statement yet again on another big stage.

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“Going into the game next Friday it’s a championship game, big game, big-time players make big-time plays in big games,” Addison said. “So my mindset is gonna be attack, anybody in front of me I’m attacking them.”

Addison has been in attack mode all season, ending the year as the Trojans’ leading receiver with 810 yards and tying for the conference lead in touchdown catches with eight, despite missing two games due to injury this season.

Utah is the only team this season to defeat the Trojans, beating them 43-42 in week 7, as Addison and his team will be looking for redemption on Friday at 8:00 p.m. inside Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.

Caleb Williams reveals why he struck the Heisman pose after scoring on Saturday

USC quarterback Caleb Williams has been in the conversation for the Heisman Trophy for a majority of the college football season, but may have had his Heisman moment in the Trojan latest game versus Notre Dame as he led them to a 38-27 victory. Williams may have agreed, as he struck the Heisman pose a a handful of times during their matchup against the Irish, and he explained exactly why after the game.

“I honestly struck it because a bunch of my teammates was saying do it,” Williams confessed. “After I score I normally just kind of don’t do anything and so they told me to do it and they kept saying it so I ended up doing it in the moment.”

Williams listening to his teammates made him a viral sensation, as he went on to have a career day on the ground rushing for a career-high three touchdowns against Notre Dame. He also added a touchdown pass and 232 yards in the air to his stat line, adding an exclamation mark on his regular season Heisman campaign.

Williams certainly has a strong case to be this year’s Heisman trophy winner, throwing for 3,712 yards and 34 touchdown passes this season at an efficient rate, completing 65% of his passes and only throwing three interceptions. He’s also rushed for 351 yards and 10 touchdowns this year, leading a one-loss USC team to a Pac-12 Championship game and potential College Football Playoff birth.

“But like coach said, we’ve got a short week and whoever we have we’re coming for because that’s our next one, and we have goals in mind we want to reach,” Williams said.

Time will tell if Williams receives an invite to New York in December, but for now, his eyes are on their conference championship matchup against Utah, who defeated them in their only loss of the season in a one-point loss on in October.