SI.com · Dec 3, 2022
Caleb Williams: Hamstring Injury Friday Felt Like ‘Old Rubber Band’
USC quarterback Caleb Williams said he was dealing with a significant hamstring injury throughout the majority of Friday’s Pac-12 championship game against Utah.
Speaking to reporters after the Trojans saw their dreams of a College Football Playoff berth grind to a halt with a 47–24 loss, Williams revealed that he was in significant pain after popping his hamstring after a long run in the first quarter. When asked to describe how his leg felt after the injury occurred, the star quarterback offered up an unique, but also painful-sounding, analogy.
“You ever have an old rubber band? That’s kind of what it felt like,” Williams said, per Sports Illustrated’s Pat Forde.