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2015 RECRUITING ISSUE same day. Two weeks later, he was in South Bend for an official visit. "I weighed out a lot of pros and cons, but after that visit I just knew Notre Dame is where I wanted to be," Wil- liams said. "The coaches could put me where I wanted to go. "It got to a point where I realized I wasn't scared to leave home anymore, and the closer it got to signing day, I just knew I could do it." Cheryl knew he could, too. "He was constantly fighting himself," she said. "Just with the fact that if he leaves something could happen to me. But I told him that I want him to go somewhere, because I needed him to do his own thing. He needs to know that he can't save me, and I'm going to be with him wherever he goes." What also helped was a breakthrough with her medicine. She has started re- ceiving a new set of intravenous im- munoglobulin treatments to boost her health, and she hasn't had a scare since the one when Williams was in eighth grade. "I think what sold Dexter and his fam- ily on Notre Dame was the visit," West Orange head coach Bob Head said. "Be- ing a top-10 school and a top-10 football program, that's what Dexter was look- ing for in a school. He jumped on Miami early, but once Notre Dame got hot and heavy on him, and he saw the opportu- nity he had, he took it." That opportunity is the chance that Williams will have one day to play in the NFL. Williams believes that Notre Dame will give him a better one than Miami, and that's why he took a leap of faith. ✦ Authentic Notre Dame Helmets by Authentic "Speed" Full-Size Display Helmets Riddell's ND "Speed" helmet features a large-size shell, special-order facemask worn by most of the star players who choose to wear the Speed, internal padding reflective of the "Speed Classic" design, and 4-pt. chinstrap. Official ND gold color. "Irish" bumper on front and back. Approx. 10" tall. Acrylic base attached for display purpose. $299 Helmets are made-to-order and dropshipped direct from the manufacturer. Please allow up to 48 hours to process your order. FREE S&H within Continental U.S. VISIT OUR ONLINE STORE www.BlueGoldOnline.com Back View Front View Style Item #6640-Gold or Style Item #6640-Shamrock