45 Seconds of Madness: Gonzaga vs DeMatha with QB Caleb Williams

Before he was the 2024 NFL Draft's #1 overall pick and Chicago Bears quarterback — before the Heisman Trophy, before USC — Caleb Williams was a sophomore at Gonzaga College High School in Washington, D.C., pulling off one of the greatest finishes in the history of football. 2018 WCAC Championship Game. Gonzaga vs. DeMatha Catholic. Gonzaga scores to take the lead with 29 seconds left — then DeMatha returns the kickoff for a touchdown. Fifteen seconds remain. Terrible field position. No timeouts. It doesn't matter. Williams launches a 53-yard Hail Mary into the end zone, John Marshall hauls it in, and Gonzaga wins its first Washington Catholic Athletic Conference championship since 2002. The clip — dubbed '45 Seconds of Madness' — has been viewed over 500,000 times and is widely considered one of the greatest plays in high school football history. Free with ads.