The Trojans’ quarterback wasn’t overly vocal in his disdain for the Fighting Irish, but did levy a message to the visiting team on Saturday during the Trojans’ 38-27 win. All you had to do was take a close look at his hands:
For those who can’t see: Williams’ fingernails spell out “F— ND.”
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That’s not the only display Williams had for Notre Dame on Saturday. He completed 18 of 22 passes for 232 yards and a score, adding nine rushes for 35 yards and three touchdowns. The Heisman Trophy hopeful even channeled Desmond Howard following a particularly impressive run vs. the Fighting Irish:
Williams after the game said the Heisman pose was only because his teammates asked him to do it. Not that it makes it any less impactful, especially after heading into the Pac-12 championship completing 65.8 percent of his passes for 3,712 yards to 34 touchdowns and just three interceptions (plus 351 rushing yards and 10 more scores).
Much like the message on his fingers, there’s little opponents can do about Williams’ performance all year long.
