Caleb Williams transferred from Oklahoma to USC, following Lincoln Riley after his freshman faculty season. So, he is aware of all about change.
Still, it wasn’t straightforward to see offensive coordinator and play caller Shane Waldron fired Nov. 12, after which head coach Matt Eberflus let go three weeks later.
“The human facet of it weighs on you a bit bit, particularly this being my first 12 months, this being my first head coach that drafted me,” Williams stated Wednesday, through Scott Bair of marqueesportsnetwork.com. “So there’s a human a part of it, after which the enterprise facet has to kick in and say, ‘I perceive it.’ I don’t actually have management of it, however I’ve to roll with the punches and perceive and transfer on and try to assist this staff win the easiest way that I can.”
Williams has tailored a “keep-going” mantra and is selecting to take a look at the modifications as a studying alternative since they aren’t one thing he can management.
“I believe it is a steppingstone of growth, to have the ability to have all of this in my first 12 months,” Williams stated. “I wouldn’t say that I’m completely happy for it. Having these moments is certainly one thing that can assist me sooner or later. Having these situational moments that it’s exhausting to rep in follow, having a few of these moments, having your coach fired or coaches fired and folks being promoted. You know, issues like that each one taking place inside a pair weeks of one another, I believe it could assist me in the long term with the ability to deal with all of this, with the ability to deal with this primary 12 months and with the ability to develop from it.
“Down the road I’ll have completely different OCs or completely different head coaches or regardless of the case could also be. And so with the ability to deal with it my first 12 months, deal with a brand new playbook, deal with all these completely different modifications, deal with all of this, I believe it positively will assist the event as an alternative of wounding it or something like that.”
It has been an up-and-down season for the No. 1 general choose, who received’t win offensive rookie of the 12 months with a 4-8 file, 2,612 yards, 14 touchdowns and 5 interceptions.
