USC’s Williams has ‘significant’ hamstring injury

6:47 PM ET Paolo UggettiESPN USC beginning quarterback and leading Heisman Prize candidate Caleb Williams has

a”considerable”hamstring injury, and his status for the Trojans ‘matchup versus Tulane in the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic on Jan. 2 is yet to be determined, coach Lincoln Riley stated Sunday.” Those things, hamstrings are different for everybody, but the nature of this is pretty severe,”Riley stated throughout the coaches’news conference for the bowl.” We’ll rehab him hard and intend to have him offered.”Williams suffered the injury during the very first quarter of the Pac-12 championship game Friday. After breaking off a 59-yard run

, Williams “popped” his hamstring, Riley stated. The 20-year-old remained in the game but was visibly limited in the 47-24 loss to Utah.”He’s a warrior,”Riley stated.”He hammered out it the other night when a great deal of people would not.” Riley said that if USC was playing within the next two weeks, Williams– who completed the regular season with over 4,000 passing backyards and

37 touchdowns– would not be readily available. However the extended break might permit the sophomore to be healthy adequate to play in the bowl game.If Williams can’t play, the Trojans will rely on backup Miller Moss. The freshman appeared in three games this season, finishing 12 of 14 pass attempts for 159 yards and one goal.