Stories of Bears’ Caleb Williams, told by those who know him
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Conner McQueen had been the offensive analyst for the Oklahoma Sooners for mere hours in March 2020 when he heard the buzz about the visiting quarterback on campus.
McQueen’s first day on the job coincided with Caleb Williams’ first visit to Norman. McQueen hadn’t even met face-to-face with his boss, former Sooners coach Lincoln Riley, because everyone in the football offices was occupied with pulling out all the stops for the five-star recruit, who was a junior at Gonzaga College High School in Washington, D.C.
What was relayed to McQueen was that Riley, who had mentored Heisman Trophy quarterbacks Baker Mayfield and Kyler Murray, had found his next superstar.
“They were like … he’s with the ‘next one,'” McQueen said. “I’m sitting here thinking, well, [redshirt freshman] Spencer Rattler is here and Jalen Hurts just left. And Spencer Rattler is probably going to be the guy going into 2020, and they’re already talking about the next one.
“I’m like, ‘OK, who is this guy?'”
Williams is the guy who would supplant Rattler as the starter midway through his freshman season in 2021 and then follow Riley to USC, where he won the Heisman in 2022 and was one of the most effective deep-ball passers in the nation last year, completing 53% of his attempts of 20-plus air yards with 13 touchdowns and two interceptions.
The Chicago Bears haven’t had many quarterbacks…
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