Caleb Williams posts over 300 first-half yards as USC blows the doors off Nevada
It was the Caleb Williams show in the first half of USC’s game against Nevada on a cloudy Saturday afternoon in Los Angeles.
Caleb made the absurd highlight-reel plays he is known for, but he was also very efficient as well. He completed 13 of his first 16 passes and presided over a very consistent USC offense which scored 35 points well before halftime. USC led 35-7 at the break over the Wolf Pack.
Caleb had thrown for over 250 yards in the first 24 minutes of the game. Obviously, there was no point in playing him the whole way. His backups, Miller Moss and Malachi Nelson, needed the live-game work. However, if Caleb did play the whole game, he could have rolled up 600 passing yards and probably 750 all-purpose yards if he wanted to. As it was, Caleb accumulated over 300 yards before halftime.
USC fans were loving it, and national commentators were impressed, as you’ll see below in this first-half evaluation of the Trojans’ roaring offense:
CALEB DOING HIS THING
Caleb Williams… being Caleb Williams. pic.twitter.com/Hq0uDme0Rq
— Bryan Fischer (@BryanDFischer) September 2, 2023
SWEET MUSIC
Caleb Williams and the USC offense brings me so much joy. pic.twitter.com/dDdmqjf8JV
— Alicia de Artola Castillo (@PenguinOfTroy) September 2, 2023
TWO DIFFERENT WORLDS
In Madden, you can opt to only control plays on offense and skip over playing defense. Can I do that as a viewer of #USC football?
— Alicia de Artola Castillo (@PenguinOfTroy) September 2, 2023
GOOD STUFF
You should just assume MarShawn Lloyd is going to make the first man miss pretty much every time he touches the ball.
— Shotgun Spratling (@ShotgunSpr) September 2, 2023
MORE ROTATIONS
First three offensive drives for #USC has featured three different offensive line combinations.
Play clock was running down and Lincoln Riley calls timeout. Trojans have a 1st and 10 from the Nevada 24.
— Ryan Abraham (@insidetroy) September 2, 2023
LOOKING SMOOTH
Precision from @CalebCSW & @zachariahb03‼️
📺: @Pac12Network
📱: https://t.co/H8gtm99ygy pic.twitter.com/5tSSqWno7Q— USC Football ✌️ (@uscfb) September 2, 2023
BALANCED OFFENSE
.@m_lloyd_2 to the house! 🏡
📺: @Pac12Network
📱: https://t.co/H8gtm99ygy pic.twitter.com/4oljxSFkdt— USC Football ✌️ (@uscfb) September 2, 2023
ROLLING
TOUCHDOWN TROJANS!
Caleb Williams finds Tahj Washington over the middle, and with the help of a MarShawn Lloyd block, Washington takes it ot the house for a 22-yard score. #USC up 20-7 with PAT pending.
— Shotgun Spratling (@ShotgunSpr) September 2, 2023
EASY BUTTON
The middle of the field opened up for Caleb Williams and he took the opening for a 46-yard gain. #USC is in the red zone again.
— Antonio Morales (@AntonioCMorales) September 2, 2023
ON PACE FOR NEARLY 800 YARDS (EARLY 2ND QUARTER)
Caleb Williams runs for a 46-yard gain and two plays later, lofts a 15-yard bunny to Michael Jackson III (back from injury this week) for a touchdown. Williams has *checks notes* 215 total yards and three touchdowns and we are barely at the start of Q2. USC 28, Nevada 7
— Luca Evans (@bylucaevans) September 2, 2023
ACTION JACKSON
USC WR Michael Jackson III with his first touchdown of 2023.
He also hit a Michael Jackson move in his celebration! pic.twitter.com/EryO340azD
— Keely Eure (@keelyismyname) September 2, 2023
MAN ON THE RUN
Caleb Williams charges the Trojans down the field for a TD 😤 pic.twitter.com/Z4wrYCNoHW
— Pac-12 Network (@Pac12Network) September 2, 2023
IS THAT GOOD?
Caleb Williams has completed 13 of 16 passes for 251 yards and 4 TD's. There's 6:17 left in the second quarter.
— Connor Morrissette (@C_Morrissette) September 2, 2023
ULTIMATE SKILL
It’s not fair to any college defense that they have to defend Caleb Williams.
— Ryan Kartje (@Ryan_Kartje) September 2, 2023
SPECIAL
https://t.co/axcAacfki8 pic.twitter.com/Dk56zqKPBz
— Shotgun Spratling (@ShotgunSpr) September 2, 2023
DON'T TAKE IT FOR GRANTED
#USC fans. Just stop for a moment and take time to appreciate that these are the days when we get to watch Caleb Williams play football.
— Alicia de Artola Castillo (@PenguinOfTroy) September 2, 2023
THE LEGEND
Caleb. Williams.
📺: @Pac12Network
📱: https://t.co/H8gtm99ygy pic.twitter.com/BugyG7DPIT— USC Football ✌️ (@uscfb) September 2, 2023
NOTABLE
Something to watch as the season goes on. At least three times in the first couple games there has been issues with a snap. @ShotgunSpr @insidetroy
— plh55 (@plh55) September 3, 2023