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Caleb Williams eager to lead USC in Cotton Bowl: 'I want to play with my guys'

USC quarterback Caleb Williams speaks to the media during a news conference prior to the Heisman Trophy Presentation at New York Marriott Marquis Hotel on Saturday, Dec. 10, 2022, in New York.

ARLINGTON, Texas — His limp would linger long after USC's Pac-12 title game heartbreak, the pain in his left hamstring a lasting reminder of all that was lost that night in Las Vegas. In the weeks that followed, his coach would caution about the significance of his injury, laying the groundwork for the quarterback to bow out of a bowl game, which, on paper, meant little in the grand scheme of a terrific turnaround season.

Yet to Caleb Williams, there was never a question. USC's Heisman Trophy winner

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