Why are Caleb Williams’ nails painted?
Read to finally find out why USC quarterback Caleb Williams paints his nails.
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Caleb Williams is a quarterback for the University of Southern California and is among the top-rated signal-callers in the country. Williams started his college career with the Oklahoma Sooners where he played in his freshman year. He was named the starter of the Sooners after leading the team from a 17-35 ditch against the Texas Longhorns. Williams rallied his team to a 55-48 victory which marked his entry into the football world. After this game, he was named the starter over Spencer Rattler.
The 21-year-old played out his freshman year at Oklahoma before entering the transfer pool in Jan 2022. Williams announced on Feb 1, 2022, that he had transferred to USC where he was reunited with his Sooners’ head coach Lincoln Riley. His career went uphill once he joined USC as he finished his first season as their starter with an 11-3 record.
Caleb Williams completed his first year in USC with a 66.6 completion percentage for 4537 yards, 42 touchdowns, and just 5 interceptions. For his amazing performance in the 2022 season, Williams won the Heisman Trophy, Maxwell Award, Walter Camp Award, and AP College Football Player of the Year.
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Why does Caleb Williams paint his nails?
Those familiar with college football know that Caleb Williams paints his nails before each game. In the Pac-12 Championship Game against Utah, Williams painted his nails with a simple message: “F— Utah.” He had done the same against Notre Dame where he painted “F— NDXX” on his nails. It became clear to football fanatics that this was a trend and the entire nation wanted to know why Williams paints his nails.
Back in December 2022, Caleb Williams was invited on “Good Morning America” where he was asked why he painted his nails before every game. Williams answered that the reason behind his painted nails is his mom. “My mom was my inspiration,” he said. “I mean, she’s been doing nails since I could remember. And she’s always done it. I think since she was probably like 14, she’s always done it.
“So, that was a little time before I was born. And so ever since I was born, she’s been doing it. I would always sit around or just you know, either I’m playing my game or I’ll mess my mom, I still mess my mom a lot. So I was playing my game, messing with my mom, and kind of just sitting there she’d always do my nails. I didn’t get paint on him, but she’d always do ’em.”
Caleb Williams is set to enter the 2024 NFL draft forgoing his senior year at USC. Draft experts believe Williams will be the first overall pick in the 2024 draft that is set to take place on April 25–27, 2024 in Detroit, Michigan, near Campus Martius Park and Hart Plaza. Let’s hope Caleb Williams continues his tradition of painting nails in the NFL as well!
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