A lot of words, a lot of bandwidth, and a lot of on-camera, on-the-radio minutes have been spent by a lot of commentators in the attempt to chronicle Caleb Williams’ 2022 Heisman Trophy for USC. You can find a lot of interesting insights from noteworthy sources. One piece of journalism which really stands out from the rest is Chris Trevino’s longform report at 247Sports on the long-term plan of Caleb Williams’ father and the people who coached, evaluated, and developed Caleb in youth football, well before he entered high school.
It’s a look at how the people in Caleb Williams’ inner circle not only had a vision for him, but were willing and able to change that vision in terms of Caleb’s positional fit and matching the raw talent with a specific evolutionary path. Running back? Defense? No. Quarterback was possible. Quarterback was attainable. This was something worth pursuing and cultivating.
Here we are, many years later, with Caleb Williams winning the Heisman, becoming the first player from the Washington, D.C. area to win the coveted stiff-arm trophy.
It’s an excellent piece of reporting, and we can simply say you should read all of it.
One quote should whet your appetite:
“What you’re seeing happening with Caleb now, in terms of him being one of the leading faces of college football, leading athletes in college football, it was part of a plan that [Carl Williams and Caleb] put in place, and then we all kind of put in place,” said (Russell) Thomas, now part of Williams’ close-knit inner circle back in Washington D.C. “We all kind of rounded out the plan of him being the athlete that he is now, which for this article, it’s important to understand, this was a part of a dedicated plan.”
Congratulations to Chris Trevino for producing such a superb piece of reporting on Caleb Williams.
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