Caleb Williams had his Heisman moment. The USC football star led the No. 6 Trojans to a big win over archrival Notre Dame, which helped not only the team's chances of making it to the College Football Playoff

Against the No.15 Fighting Irish, Williams completed 18 of his 22 pass attempts or 232 yards and a touchdown while running for 35 yards and three touchdowns. Williams hit the Heisman post several times in the big win and later revealed his inspiration behind it.

“I honestly struck it because a bunch of my teammates told me to do it,” Williams said after USC football's win, according to Chris Treviño of 247 Sports. With numerous big plays against one of the better teams in the country, he earned the right to strike the pose.

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