Oklahoma football: Nine reasons Caleb Williams made right choice in OU

NORMAN, OK - OCTOBER 07: A general view of the stadium during the Iowa State game at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium on October 7, 2017 in Norman, Oklahoma. Iowa State defeated Oklahoma 38-31. (Photo by Brett Deering/Getty Images)
NORMAN, OK - OCTOBER 07: A general view of the stadium during the Iowa State game at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium on October 7, 2017 in Norman, Oklahoma. Iowa State defeated Oklahoma 38-31. (Photo by Brett Deering/Getty Images)
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NEW YORK, NY – Baker Mayfield, quarterback of the Oklahoma Sooners, poses for the media after the 2017 Heisman Trophy Presentation. (Photo by Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – Baker Mayfield, quarterback of the Oklahoma Sooners, poses for the media after the 2017 Heisman Trophy Presentation. (Photo by Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images)

6. Winning the Heisman Trophy

Caleb Williams has expressed that his goal is to be the best quarterback in college football, and that generally means winning the Heisman Trophy. Again, let’s check the record. In the last three years, two Oklahoma quarterbacks have won the Heisman and a third was voted runner-up. Seven OU players have won the Heisman, four of which have come in the last 16 years.

Even this season, Spencer Rattler, who is expected to be the OU starting quarterback and has thrown just 11 collegiate passes, is on some watch lists as a preseason Heisman candidate. That’s a reflection of what the Sooner quarterbacks have been able to do in Lincoln Riley’s offensive system.