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Bill Plaschke: Strike the pose: USC’s Caleb Williams shines against Notre Dame, deserves Heisman

USC quarterback Caleb Williams fakes a hand-off to wide receiver Jordan Addison against Notre Dame in the first quarter at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on Saturday, Nov. 26, 2022, in Los Angeles.

LOS ANGELES — He danced. He darted. He dodged. He defied. He defined.

During one hot moment on a chilly Saturday night in downtown Los Angeles, this city’s newest sports superstar ran around the Coliseum grass for what seemed like an eternity while avoiding desperate hulks, lunging helmets, flailing arms.

Then it happened. Whoa. Wow. Just like that. Just like it previously happened for every other great player who has won college football’s greatest award.

Caleb Williams created his Heisman Moment.

Running away from seemingly half the Notre Dame defense late in the first half, inches from going out of bounds, Williams twisted his torso and torched the ball 23 yards down the right sideline and into the arms of Jordan Addison.

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