USC receiver Damian Williams keeps his eyes on the end zone
USC FOOTBALL FYI
The sophomore transfer from Arkansas ended a five-week touchdown drought in the Trojans' victory at Stanford.
Most USC players are looking forward to a three-day break after today's practice, but receiver Damian Williams wouldn't mind playing a game this weekend.
Williams, the sophomore transfer from Arkansas, got back on the touchdown track last week, catching a scoring pass in the Trojans' victory at Stanford.
It was the first touchdown for Williams since Oct. 11 against Arizona State, a span of five games.
"It had been a drought," Williams said, chuckling, after Wednesday's practice. "It feels good to get back in the zone."
Williams started the season fast, catching seven passes in the opener at Virginia. Over the next four games, he became quarterback Mark Sanchez's go-to receiver and scored five touchdowns.
But Williams could not find the end zone against Washington State, Arizona, Washington and California.
Williams played with a shoulder injury through that stretch but said his production was also affected by the solid play of Patrick Turner, Ronald Johnson and other Trojans receivers.
"At first, nobody really knew anything about me," said Williams, who has caught a team-best 38 passes. "I was probably the guy on the depth chart [opponents] didn't pay much attention to.
"But now that I made a little bit of noise, if that's what you want to call it, now teams have to respect more than just Patrick and Vidal [Hazelton] and RoJo and [David Ausberry]."
Klein is a Times staff writer.
gary.klein@latimes.com
