Caleb Williams, Southern California Football News: Draft Scout Player News

10/31/21 - QB Caleb Williams, Jr/2024, Southern California

Oklahoma is starting to put it all together. Caleb Williams threw for 402 yards and six touchdowns and No. 4 Oklahoma rolled past Texas Tech 52-21 on Saturday. The Sooners won six of their first eight games by 12 or fewer points, and the offense, defense and special teams had spent much of the season bailing each other out. This time, Oklahoma produced the kind of dominant victory fans expected from the start of the season. "Fantastic team win," Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley said. "Just a complete performance all the way around. Offense, defense, special teams - huge contributions from everybody. Really loved the week of preparation. The guys did a really good job carrying it over from from the practice field to the game field." Williams - a true freshman - tied Kyler Murray and Landry Jones for the second-most touchdown passes in a game in school history. Baker Mayfield threw seven against Texas Tech in 2016.

He bounced back from a rough first series. "I thought he had a really clear mind the entire way and obviously settled in there quickly," Riley said. "Really nice job of things inside the pocket, and obviously, made some key plays out of it." Riley said the plan wasn't to throw such a large percentage of the time. Williams threw 30 passes. The Sooners ran the ball just 20 times - many of which came after Williams left the game. "Just kind of how it evolved," he said. "We've shown we can be a team that can run it pretty well. Today was one of our better games throwing the football." Marvin Mims caught four passes for 135 yards and two touchdowns, and Mario Williams had five receptions for 100 yards and a score to help the Sooners (9-0, 6-0 Big 12) extend their nation-leading winning streak to 17 games. - Oklahoma/AP College Football

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