USC football: Leonard Williams picked up where he left off

USC defensive lineman Leonard Williams earned Freshman All-American recognition in 2012 after recording 13-1/2 tackles for losses, including eight sacks.

Williams has moved from tackle to end in USC’s new “52� defense, but the 6-foot-5, 290-pound Florida native was just as disruptive in the Trojans’ 30-13 season-opening victory over Hawaii.

Williams had five tackles, including two sacks.

“We have a lot of blitz packages,� he said, “and when everybody’s executing their plays it frees up everybody else.�

USC limited Hawaii to 23 yards rushing.

“We just wanted to come out and show how to execute our new defense,� he said. “I felt like everybody just tied into it and it worked out good.�

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