CALEB WILLIAMS-the quarterback of a resurgent University of Southern California football team, and quite suddenly the pride and joy of Los Angeles-steps off a tinted-window party bus in the Dodger Stadium parking lot. His path is cleared by a pack of thick-necked and wide-hipped young men with varyingly successful beards, his 17 offensive linemen. His presence speaks to the only-in-LA life afforded to a quarterback who makes USC great: The Dodgers have invited Williams to throw out the game's first pitch. Later this summer, the team will hand out thousands of Caleb Williams bobbleheads-an honor granted only to an elite roster of non-baseball luminaries, including Elton John, Hello Kitty, and Billie Jean King.
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