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Notre Dame nose tackle Ian Williams has gotten stronger, faster and more focused. Not even 19 years old yet, Ian realizes his time has come. More...
Many an observer has said that the more playing time you see freshmen getting along the offensive and defensive lines, the worse of a sign it is for your football team. A perfect example is nose tackle Ian Williams, who earned Freshman All-America status in 2007 after registering 45 tackles – sixth on the team despite just two starting appearances More...
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Ian Williams and David Bruton More...
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With the freshmen skill players like Jimmy Clausen, Duval Kamara, and Armando Allen getting most of the fan attention this past season, it was classmate Ian Williams who is now being honored for his play. Williams, who only started two games in 2007, was named a Freshman All-American by the Football Writers Association of America. Starting the year as backup to Pat Kuntz, Williams saw time in every game save the Southern Cal contest. When Kuntz went More...
IrishGlory provides his thoughts not only on the honor earned by Ian Williams, but also what it shows about the evolution of the Irish defense. IrishGlory addresses some misconceptions about the 3-4 the Irish play, specifically about the role of the D Line. More...
Williams was very effective at one of the toughest positions for a true freshman to play in the 3-4 defense this year and is expected to take over as the starter in 2008 if Pat Kuntz moves over to the end. On a side note, am I the only one who thinks it's BS for redshirt-freshmen to be included on all of these All-Freshman teams? ----> No, it's BS More...
Big Ian made the Football Writers Association of America's seventh annual freshman all-american team. He was one of twelve true freshman selected. More...
In the latest in a series of articles, IrishGlory reviews the D Line. More...