Caleb Williams passed for 249 yards, rushed for 68 more and hit Jordan Addison for two touchdowns, and coach Lincoln Riley's tenure at No. 14 Southern California got off to a roaring start with a 66-14 victory over Rice on Saturday.
Calen Bullock, Shane Lee and Ralen Goforth returned three of USC's four interceptions for touchdowns. The Trojans scored more points in Riley's debut than they did in any game under Clay Helton, who was fired last season before a powerhouse program sank to its worst record in 30 years.
Riley and Williams left Oklahoma during the offseason and reunited in Los Angeles to rebuild the Trojans, who are hoping for a swift return to regular national title contention. They appear to have the talent to do it all on offense: Stanford transfer Austin Jones and freshman Raleek Brown rushed for touchdowns, while Addison — last season's Biletnikoff Award winner at Pitt — scored on USC's opening drive and finished with five catches for 54 yards.
Wiley Green passed for 69 yards for Rice before leaving with an apparent right arm injury after throwing the pick-6 to Bullock in the second quarter. Orange County native TJ McMahon took over, but threw three interceptions in the schools' first meeting since 1971.Bullock returned a pick 93 yards for a score in the second quarter, and Alabama transfer Lee brought his interception back 40 yards on the opening drive of the third.
USC opened the season with brand-new starters at every offensive skill position for its 75-yard opening drive, which ended with a catch-and-run by Addison for a 5-yard TD.
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