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Caleb Williams, USC offense thrive vs Utah, filling highlight reel in painful 43-42 loss

Matt Zemek
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Let’s be honest: If you had been told that USC’s offense would score 42 points against Utah, and that the Trojans would break two separate ties in the second half in Salt Lake City with a roaring crowd begging them to fail, you would have felt really good about the Men of Troy’s chances against the Utes.

USC wasn’t perfect, but it was very, very good.

Caleb Williams was superb. So was Travis Dye. So was Mario Williams. So was Jordan Addison.

The offensive line allowed a few sacks and had a few creaky moments, but on balance, it protected Caleb Williams and allowed him to do what he is able to do. Sure, Caleb escaped pressure a few times, but the O-line facilitated the offense and held up well against Utah’s front seven.

Here’s how the night went for the USC offense:

LANDING THE FIRST PUNCH

CHEAT CODE

ZOOM ZOOM

CUTBACK

FILM STUDY

ROARING

IS THIS GOOD?

SUPER MARIO

ARE YOU SERIOUS?

LOL

MAN OH MAN

A LITTLE SLOPPINESS

BASKET CATCH

UNREAL

SEVEN MORE

WHY PASS PROTECTION MATTERS

THRILLER

PRECISION

SCORE

BOTTOM LINE

When you score 42, you have done your job as an offensive unit unless points were given away at some stage of the game with a turnover or missed field goal or a penalty which knocks a team out of field goal range, something like that. USC did not have those kinds of mistakes. There’s really not much to dislike from this performance. A few sacks, a few penalties, but that’s it.

FINAL NOTE

USC wasn’t perfect on offense. It might have to be perfect against UCLA. Just planting that thought right now.

Story originally appeared on Trojans Wire