Caleb Williams started his pursuit of a second Heisman Trophy with a four-touchdown performance against San Jose State in USC’s 56-28 win.

Only Archie Griffin has won two Heisman awards during his collegiate career. 

The Ohio State star running back won the award in 1974 and 1975. No one has repeated the feat.

Jesse Palmer, the former Florida Gators quarterback, told Fox News Digital he sees two hurdles for Williams to overcome if he is going to pursue another Heisman.

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"It’s so hard," Palmer said. "I think the two biggest things for him: One, I think he’s playing at potentially the second-best conference in college football. When you look top to bottom — USC, Washington, Oregon, Utah, Oregon State — there’s a lot of good teams.

"And part of the reason why we don’t see Pac-12 teams reach the College Football Playoff very often — we haven’t seen it since Washington — that’s because there’s a lot of attrition, a lot of parity and teams knock each other off. Could that happen again? And could that (deter) Caleb Williams’ chances of reaching?

"The other thing is just complacency. Honestly, I think in today’s modern college football, we see a lot of the best players — and he’s considered to be a lock to be the first overall pick in next year’s draft — guys protect themselves late in the year. Guys opt out of games. There’s NIL money coming in. People focus on different things. Can Caleb Williams stay hungry enough? Can he stay focused and consistent enough."

Palmer said as long as the Trojans are in the hunt to make the College Football Playoff, Williams will be at the top of his game. However, he cautioned about what would happen if USC lost a few early games.

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"Certainly, as long as USC is in a national championship race, you expect him to do that. But if something were to happen inside the conference — they lose a couple of games early and they get knocked out — then what happens with respect to Caleb Williams. (He’s) certainly talented enough to do it. He’s going to put up phenomenal numbers. But, to me, the Heisman race is wide open."

Palmer spoke to Fox News Digital on behalf of the 19th annual College Colors Day and its "Fan Out Loud" campaign. The day is being celebrated Friday, and Palmer is encouraging fans to celebrate by wearing apparel from their current schools or alma maters and sharing it on social media.

"It really gives us all a chance to fan out loud," the former Gators quarterback explained. "That’s the biggest thing. This is the best sport in the world. It’s the best time of year. College Colors Day comes right in time for fans to show all this support and love for their school right in time for the college football season."

Palmer also said fans can visit the College Colors Day website for a chance to win tickets to the national championship game in Houston.

The New York Jets are surrounded by a bunch of young talent, but even the most optimistic fans probably could not predict what they got out of their first two draft picks from last year.

Gang Green selected cornerback Sauce Gardner out of Cincinnati with the fourth overall selection. Six picks later, they selected Ohio State wide receiver Garrett Wilson.

The two were named the Defensive and Offensive Rookies of the Year, respectively - had it not been for the team's running back, Breece Hall, tearing his ACL midseason, he probably would have won OROY, so it is clear that the Jets have a dominant young core.

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Just about everybody is high on the Jets. The Jets started last season 7-4 until their quarterback issues started rearing its ugly head. 

The 2021 No. 2 overall pick Zach Wilson was benched twice, and Joe Flacco and Mike White hardly fared any better. The Jets lost their final six games of the season, missing out on the playoffs for a 12th consecutive season.

However, seeing the young talent in the locker room, the front office went for it all and acquired the four-time MVP in Aaron Rodgers in the offseason.

The phrase "iron sharpens iron" has been a staple around Gang Green for a while now, but it literally rings true every day in practice when Gardner and Wilson line up against one another, and one of the game's best quarterbacks ever throwing the ball in their direction.

For Gardner, there is no better practice.

"The timing when he throw the ball and the ball gets there, I don’t think too many quarterbacks have that connection with their receivers," Gardner told Fox News Digital in a recent interview. "I feel like it’s the best practice for me to go against them two. It makes me even happier when I win, knowing I’m not just going up against Garrett, I’m going against Aaron as well, and vice versa. It’s great."

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Gardner paired up with Buffalo Wild Wings again to feature the fittingly named "Sauce Sauce." He even went undercover as a BWW waiter - but for the Jets, there was no hiding.

With Rodgers now under center, understandably so, the pressure is on, but Gardner and the Jets do not see it as such.

"There ain’t really no pressure. Probably from the outside, that’s probably what people think. But when it comes to us, we don’t really take it as pressure. It’s just more motivation. The vibe’s been great."

It certainly will be no easy task for the Jets though - they still have yet to beat the New England Patriots since 2015, and the Buffalo Bills and Miami Dolphins were also playoff teams last year in a stacked AFC.