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'You keep fighting.' Caleb Williams says USC football isn't letting up after losses.

USC quarterback Caleb Williams looks at the score board during a timeout in a 34-32 loss to Utah at LA Memorial Coliseum on Oct. 21, 2023, in Los Angeles.

LOS ANGELES — USC players crowded the sideline, craning their necks to see the drive that could decide the Trojans' playoff fate. Some stood on top of the bench as Utah drove 54 yards into field goal range. Others climbed on top of crates used to transfer equipment to see the final play.

Caleb Williams was the only one sitting as Utah's game-winning field goal went through the uprights.

Four days after the heartbreaking loss, Williams said he was trying to stay composed during the frantic final moments. The Heisman winner's brand of stoic

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