For three weeks, the Trojans have struggled to generate any momentum in the passing game.
Quarterback Caleb Williams #13 of the USC Trojans with running back Austin Jones #6 after the Utah Utes defeated the USC Trojans 34-32 to win a NCAA football game at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles on Saturday, October 21, 2023. Another critical game against Utah ended in defeat, another USC team outcoached and outlasted, and this time Caleb Williams seemed all but drained of emotion.
And the rumor mill, slowly building steam across the past couple weeks, will now be chugging steadily across the final few weeks of USC’s season. Emmanuel AchoWilliams should consider sitting out the rest of the season to preserve his health for the league, massively amplifying a take that’d been whispered in corners of social media.
Against Utah, Williams threw for just 115 yards on 22 attempts on plays without a run-pass option, according to Pro Football Focus; almost the same as his metrics the previous week, throwing for 127 on 23 attempts on drop-backs. Outside of a nifty Zachariah Branch end-around touchdown in the first quarter, USC’s offense looked unimaginative on Saturday when compared to Utah’s deployment of breakout two-way star Sione Vaki.
Riley insisted on Tuesday the tape from Notre Dame showed wide-open receivers running amok, but it’s clear USC is having trouble utilizing its skill players against strong defensive units — as evidenced by Riley giving some key third-quarter playing time to long-dormant freshmen Duce Robinson and Makai Lemon.
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