Social media reacts to USC's thrilling 48-45 win over UCLA
USC clinched its spot in the 2022 Pac-12 Championship Game Saturday night at the Rose Bowl with a 48-45 win over UCLA.
The Trojans sputtered through a scoreless first quarter and then caught fire in the second. Behind a career passing night from Caleb Williams (470 yards, two touchdowns), USC put up 20 points in the second and then 14 each in the third and fourth to race past UCLA and into the title game.
One year removed from a 4-8 record, USC will play for a conference title. Lincoln Riley’s first season at the helm featured an 8-1 record in conference play and double-digit wins. With a home game against a ranked Notre Dame team on tap for next week, and a number of top-10 teams looking uninspiring around the country, the Trojans are still very much alive in the College Football Playoff as well.
After the game went final, social media blew up with thoughts on the Trojans’ turnaround, their CFP chances, and Williams’ Heisman chances. Here’s some of the response:
The Bell is back where it belongs 🔔✌️ pic.twitter.com/8UjOiPa9Iy
— USC Football ✌️ (@uscfb) November 20, 2022
Pac-12 Championship Game Bound! ✌️ pic.twitter.com/BIgHV9ESt6
— USC Football ✌️ (@uscfb) November 20, 2022
What a moment for #USC’s Korey Foreman pic.twitter.com/HWv6rXfVk5
— Chris Treviño (@ChrisNTrevino) November 20, 2022
Usc was 4-8 last season. Lincoln has this team at 10-1. Two wins away from a playoff. Let that sink in for a second.
— Matt Leinart (@MattLeinartQB) November 20, 2022
USC IS GOING TO THE PAC-12 CHAMPIONSHIP!!!!
— Chris Treviño (@ChrisNTrevino) November 20, 2022
USC went 4-8 last year.
This year in Lincoln Riley's first year as head coach, the Trojans are 10-1, have clinched a spot in the PAC-12 Championship and are two wins away from a potential CFP berth 🏈 pic.twitter.com/6lDt8WWIfQ
— 247Sports (@247Sports) November 20, 2022
Lincoln Riley, Caleb Williams and others celebrate. #USC pic.twitter.com/iFYwZPoEQJ
— Trevor Booth (@TrevorMBooth) November 20, 2022
The greatest QB talent in USC history.
Caleb Williams.
THAY MAN!
— Ry (@JustRyCole) November 20, 2022
USC has the Victory Bell pic.twitter.com/TQfUdE4yuU
— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) November 20, 2022
Generating this velocity with this placement while rolling left is silly. Not for Caleb Williams though. pic.twitter.com/oLZZr1CEDh
— Jake Schyvinck (@JakeNFLDraft) November 20, 2022
Caleb Williams cold!!!
— DeMar DeRozan (@DeMar_DeRozan) November 20, 2022
Caleb Williams should be firmly in the Heisman conversation. Tonight is proving that much.
— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) November 20, 2022
Tell me who's a better quarterback than Caleb Williams. Please, I'm all ears.
— Brady McCollough (@BradyMcCollough) November 20, 2022
GIVE REGGIE BUSH AND CALEB WILLIAMS THEIR HEISMANS!!!!!!
— LA (@LASportsFanatic) November 20, 2022
"I just don't think there's a more valuable player to his team than Caleb Williams in all of college football."
— HALL of GOATS (@GOATS_hall) November 20, 2022
Do the right thing, Heisman voters.
Caleb Williams.
— Vincent Bonsignore (@VinnyBonsignore) November 20, 2022
USC is BACK!
Final: Trojans 48, Bruins 45
Playoff contenders. pic.twitter.com/arKkUUjgL4
— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) November 20, 2022
