Usc Andrew Williams is committing that the city still has a football talent
It was at 7 am, Andrew Williams of Frimmont Hi was sleeping at his grandmother’s house in southern Los Angeles when he woke him up to tell him that one of the football coaches at the University of South California wanted to talk to him on her mobile phone before he went to school.
Williams will never forget that moment on February 12.
He said: “You do not believe that until you see it.” “When he told me about his accent and a serious extent, I knew he was real. It was the call to fate. It took a few hours to reflect what was going on.
By lunch time at the Quartet, while he was surrounded by friends and classmates, Williams, who was 6 feet and 220 pounds, was calling Henderson to tell him, “I am ready to become a Trojan.”
Henderson replied, “Hold. I have someone who wants to talk to you.”
Coach Lincoln Riley joined.
He said, “We are very excited for being here.” It was true.
Andrew Williams, chief senior Freemont Hi, showed ingenuity at a defensive end, a narrow end and the back of the back.
(Eric Sondheimer / Los Angeles Times)
Williams was not known in the employment world before adhering to USC last February, where he said: “I did not mention any recruitment sites. I had no stars. Frankly, I didn’t make me feel anything different.
He said that the performance of three panels, consisting of 10 floors as young against La Jordan last fall while playing in the back, drew the attention of the assistant assistant state of Colorado, who later joined the USC as an assistant.
She used to recruit players from Inner City Los Angeles to be a priority for USC and UCLA. Frimmont Grad Ricky BellA star running to USC, whose name is on the Pathfinders Stadium. Frimont Jarad Mark Bradford was a star in Stanford. Crenshaw sent many players to USC and UCLA. Staffon Johnson, Dorie coach, was running in Trojan.
But the low talent in the city department made the determination of possible success stories more difficult. Williams, who has an average degree of 3.8 and intends to graduate in December, said he hoped to be part of the beginning of a renaissance in the motive of players from the inner city.
He said: “I am comfortable with the people who are looking for me.” “Someone in the city is doing it already. Quite as I can do it, can you.”
He does not suspect that the road forward is still difficult.
He said, “I feel I was one of the least privileged children.” “I have the opportunity to do now … If you are another 6 to 5 child, he was not from South Central, I would have known. They would have collided with me with classifications. They don’t show that in the city I love. This is great. This is great for them to continue to sleep on us.”
Living 10 blocs of Freemont with his grandmother since he was 7 years old, Williams said he had not discovered football until his first year. He said he had a lot of spare time until he reached high school and finding something to focus on him.
Have you heard the saying, “People stumble and waste in the system? “People become the product of their environment.” I needed time to discover my way out. I came to realize when I came to high school that something would have to happen. “
With its height, the athlete – it can dive – and lightness – also operated the path – USC will see this autumn to see if his position will be a narrow or defensive end. It is a raw and interesting possibility with a lot of space to become stronger.
In the first year, Fermont coach Derek Benton was a coach in Jordan last season when Williams was his big match.
He said: “He made his fingerprints against me, then I knew and heard about it and it was one of the upcoming attractions here.” “I am very admired by ADRO as a person.”
All Williams wanted was an opportunity to obtain a college certificate. He wants to study communications and get to know sports broadcast. He said he does not need to visit multiple colleges or seek attention from social media. The USC show was enough.
“Football knows that you cannot expect results without work,” he said. “People expect things in life, but they do not put work in it. This is a lesson for football. He knows unity, leadership, how to deal with others.”
He has been rewarded for good decisions and surrounds himself with people who want to see him succeed. All he wants is an opportunity to prove himself.
He said, “I do something.”