The USC Trojans’ massive turnaround has sent a ton of postseason awards their way.
Caleb Williams just became the eighth USC player to win the Heisman Trophy, and he did so in convincing fashion by defeating Max Duggan, CJ Stroud, and Stetson Bennett.
Moreover, three Trojan players earned AP All-American First-Team honors when the teams were revealed on Monday morning.
Unsurprisingly, Williams was the first-team QB, and guard Andrew Vorhees was the other Trojan offensive player to make the cut. On defense, Tuli Tuipulotu was named to the first team alongside potential 2023 No. 1 NFL draft pick Will Anderson of Alabama.
Here are the entire teams released by the Associated Press, courtesy of Ralph D. Russo.
Vorhees had a magnificent year for the Trojans before suffering a devastating injury which prevented him from playing in the Pac-12 title game.
Center Brett Neilon and Colorado transfer CB Mekhi Blackmon both earned third-team AP honors after they had terrific years for the Trojans.
The Trojans led all schools with three first-team selections, and that’s a huge development after they won just four games and were a complete afterthought in 2021.
USC leads all schools with three players selected to AP All-America First Team: QB Caleb Williams, OG Andrew Vorhees and DL Tuli Tuipulotu.
CB Mekhi Blackmon and C Brett Neilon named to third team https://t.co/RqLaElpzLY
— Adam Grosbard (@AdamGrosbard) December 12, 2022
What a difference a year can make, and let’s not forget that Caleb Williams is coming back in 2023 and will help in the process of educating incoming five-star QB Malachi Nelson. Things are looking really good in Los Angeles.
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