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WILLIAMS FROM PREVIOUS PAGE division schools. Toledo and West Vir- ginia were particularly interested in him, extending scholarship offers be- fore the start of his senior year. By the end of July, he figured he had waited long enough and decided to ac- cept the Mountaineers' offer. No other offers had come through, al- though Penn State was showing inter- est. So Williams decided to join two of his friends in Morgantown, one of them being another future Nittany Lion re- cruit Da'Quan Davis. The West Virginia coaching staff re- cruited Williams as an athlete in the hope of starting him out on the defen- sive side of the ball. But while he said he would play wherever his coaches wanted him, Williams – and Redd – thought he would be better off playing on offense in college, specifically the slot receiver position. Williams enjoyed a great senior sea- son as a wideout at Calvert Hall, THE WILLIAMS FILE S T A T I S T I C S Finished with 99 catches for 1,180 yards and 15 touch- downs as a senior at Calvert Hall High School. ... Scored six touchdowns and finished with nearly 1,000 yards as a junior. H O N O R S Was named an All-Metro safety by The Baltimore Sun. ... Selected to play in the Maryland Crab Bowl. ... Was rat- ed a three-star prospect by both Rivals.com and Scout.com. character, he has discipline and he's self-motivated." Penn State must have taken notice. On Jan. 17, assistant coaches Larry Johnson, Stan Hixon and John But- ler tendered in-person scholarship offers to both Williams and his team- mate Davis. A week before the Nittany Lions made their offer, three West Virginia coaches chose to leave the school for new coach- ing positions at Arizona. Their departure, coupled with Penn State's offer, persuad- ed Williams to reopen his recruitment. Five days later – on the day of Joe Pa- terno's passing – he decided to join the Nittany Lions. At last. "I've always wanted to go to Penn catching 99 passes for 1,180 yards and 15 touchdowns. He also had a couple of special teams touchdowns and built a reputation as a formidable blocker, as well. "He doesn't mind blocking. He does- n't mind catching the ball across the middle of the field," Redd said. "He's just a pro-style wide receiver. Most of all, he's just a good kid. He has good State," Williams said. "It was always a dream of mine, and when I finally had the opportunity to visit Beaver Stadi- um, I was just blown away. "Plus, Coach Johnson made me feel like I was already on the team. I just felt something there that I just didn't feel at West Virginia." SU B S C R I B E T O D A Y T O T H E G &W Address: City: Payment (circle one): Card Number: Check/MO Visa Mastercard Discover Expiration: G&W RECRUITING REPORT 1. Preseason Report [mailed in late August] 2. Late December Report W RECRUITING REPORT You Receive 5 Informative Reports T H E P H I L G ROSZ THE PHIL GR OSZZ THE #1 P RES EA SO N P REP FO O TB ALL LIS T 3 & 4. Pre (Jan.) and Post (Feb.) Signing Day Reports 5. March Post Signing Day Report ' YES! I want the 2012-2013 G&W Recruiting Report. Send me: Name: Phone#: State: Zip: ALSO AVAILABLE: The Preseason TOP 250 [mailed in June} Be sure to check out our website: www.bluewhiteillustrated.com and click on the G&W Recruiting message board to get all of the latest recruiting information. Five Reports Annually {$40} Five Reports + Preseason Top 250 {$45} Make Checks Payable to: G&W Recruiting Report Mail Subscription Order To: Blue White Illustrated PO Box 1272 State College, PA 16804 Call to Subscribe 1(800) 282-1629 14 J U N E 1 , 2 0 1 2 W W W . B L U E W H I T E O N L I N E . C O M Subscribe to a 65 Top Foo tbal l Progra m s report that is used by

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