Caleb Williams Starts His Heisman Campaign With a Bang: Week 0 Recap

Caleb Williams starts his Heisman campaign with a bang.  He led the USC Trojans to a 56-28 win over San José State.  The 56 points are tied for the Trojans 4th most in a season opener in the AP Poll Era (Since 1936).

It was Williams 10th career game at USC in which he’s been responsible for at least 4 TD. That’s already tied for the 2nd-most by any USC player in the last 25 seasons. Saturday marked just his 15th game with the Trojans.

It’s his 6th game with 4 Pass TD in the last 2 seasons, tied with Sam Hartman (who also threw 4 Pass TD Saturday) for the 2nd most in the last 2 seasons.

Zachariah Branch became the first USC player with a receiving touchdown and a kickoff return touchdown in the same game since Adoree’ Jackson vs Notre Dame on November 26, 2016.

Notre Dame beat Navy 42-3 in Ireland, the Fighting Irish’s 3rd-largest win a season opener in the last 50 seasons, and their largest since a 40-point win over Navy in 2012 (which also happened in Ireland).

Sam Hartman went 19-23 with 4 Pass TD and 0 Int. He is the 3rd different Notre Dame QB in the last 25 seasons to throw 4 Pass TD, no interceptions while completing at least 80% of his passes in a single game.

After 4 on Saturday, Hartman has 114 Pass TD in his career, tied with Danny Wuerffel for 14th on the FBS all-time list. He is now just 5 Pass TD away from cracking the Top 10.

It was Notre Dame’s 75th win over Navy in the AP Poll Era (since 1936), the most by one current FBS team against another.  It pains me to say it as a huge Miami Hurricane's fan, but the Irish are a damn good football team!

It’s been a minute since the Minutemen won their season opener against an FBS opponent. Their win over New Mexico State was their first season-opening win against FBS opponent since 1984 vs Ball State.

Their 41 points are their most in a game since they scored 62 on Nov. 3, 2018 vs Liberty.  You can check out all of Saturday's box scores here.

College Football's 10 Best Games Of Labor Day Weekend.  We are getting so close to those dates! The start of the college football season is always highly anticipated by fans across the country. The 2023 season is no exception.

While it's still early to make definitive predictions, there are several storylines and matchups that are already generating buzz.

There are already several high-profile games scheduled for the early part of the season. These include matchups such as Alabama vs. Texas. Clemson vs. Georgia.  And Ohio State vs. Notre Dame, among others.

One of the most intriguing storylines is the continued rise of young quarterbacks across the country.

Many of the top teams in the country will be led by quarterbacks who are only in their second or third years of college, which promises to make for some exciting games.

Labor Day weekend is always an exciting time for college football fans, as it marks the start of the season and features several high-profile matchups.

The LSU vs. Florida State game is certainly one of the most highly anticipated games of the weekend, as both teams are expected to be strong contenders in their respective conferences.

The rivalry game in the Carolinas is also sure to draw a lot of attention, as there is always plenty of excitement when these two teams meet.

And while the FBS debut for Deion Sanders as head coach of Colorado against TCU may not have as much national significance, it's still an intriguing matchup that will be closely watched by fans of both teams.

Just the top 10 matchups that I think most of you are looking forward to during week 1.

One of the biggest questions will be just how many points Ohio State beats Indiana by on Saturday, September 2nd.  It says here in the Pete Sheppard crystal ball that the Buckeyes win by 50.  Craig Shemon may disagree.

Here's my Top 10 early season matchups.  Again, these are in no particular order.

TCU is heavily favored in this one. TCU is currently ranked at #17, Colorado is unranked.

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The Florida State Seminoles and LSU Tigers will face off in Orlando to open their 2023 seasons. The neutral-site game will be played on Sunday, September 3 at 7:30 p.m. ET and will be televised nationally on ABC from Camping World Stadium.

Benjamin Morrison #20 speaks with Sam Hartman #10 of Notre Dame Fighting Irish during the Notre Dame Blue-Gold Spring Football Game at Notre Dame Stadium on April 22, 2023 in South Bend, Indiana. (Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images)

The game will be broadcast from Dublin at a 2:30pm local time start. Perfect.

Spencer Rattler #7 of the South Carolina Gamecocks runs the ball during the 2nd quarter of the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at TIAA Bank Field on December 30, 2022 in Jacksonville, Florida. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images)

7:30pm start time on ABC.

Jack Miller III #10 throws a pass during the second half of the Florida Gators spring football game at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on April 13, 2023 in Gainesville, Florida. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images)

The Florida Gators will be opening the 2023 season with some Thursday night football. 8pm start.

Penn State Nittany Lions players and coaches line up to sing the alma mater after the Penn State Spring Football Game at Beaver Stadium on April 15, 2023 in State College, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images)

Heavily favored Penn State home game. And it's at night.

Defensive tackle Scott Matlock #99 of the Boise State Broncos smiles with the Frisco Bowl trophy after winning the game against the North Texas Mean Green at Toyota Stadium on December 17, 2022 in Frisco, Texas. Boise State won by a final of 38-35. (Photo by Emil T. Lippe/Getty Images)

3:30pm Eastern time start on ABC.

A Miami Hurricanes fan wearing football gloves reacts during the game between the Texas Longhorns and the Miami Hurricanes in the Elite Eight round of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at T-Mobile Center on March 26, 2023 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

This game should be played every year with the losing team being referred to as the "Other Miami" for the rest of the season.

Quarterback Kyle McCord #6 of the Ohio State Buckeyes throws the ball during the Spring Game at Ohio Stadium on April 15, 2023 in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo by Ben Jackson/Getty Images)

This is not going to go well for Craig's Hoosiers.

Ethan Davis #86 of the White Team gets tackled out of bounds by Arion Carter #47 of the Orange Team in the fourth quarter during the Tennessee Volunteers Spring football game at Neyland Stadium on April 15, 2023 in Knoxville, Tennessee. (Photo by Eakin Howard/Getty Images)

This noon kickoff in Nashville looks to be fun.