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per the News Gazette:
FERENTZ LIKES WILLIAMS
Tight end Maxx Williams has become a touchdown machine for Minnesota.
Williams, a 6-4, 250-pound sophomore, has caught nine touchdowns among his 42 catches in two seasons. With his size and athletic ability, Williams is a tough match-up. Iowa safety Jordan Lomax compared Williams to Iowa State’s E.J. Bibbs.
“They like to send him on wheel routes and match him up with a linebacker or a safety and get him on a wheel route and get him the ball,” Lomax said. “He can go up there and catch the ball and he’s good in the run game.
“He’s got good speed, a big, physical tight end, and he likes to catch the ball. He can block.”
Williams also is a Gopher legacy from both parents. His father, Brian, played with the Gophers from 1986-88 and spent 11 seasons as a center with the New York Giants. His mother, Rochele (Goetz) Williams, won Minnesota’s Medal of Honor as a volleyball player.
“We knew about Max and never got the chance to recruit him,” Iowa Coach Kirk Ferentz said. “He committed really early, and he’s done an outstanding job.
“He’s a really good football player and a great young man. Got to meet him four years ago, five years ago. His dad and (former Iowa and New York Giants lineman) Bob Kratch are really good friends. So Maxx was actually down here, it might have been ninth grade, 10th grade. He probably committed about a month later. Made a big impression on him. Minnesota, obviously, not Iowa.”
http://thegazette.com/subject/sport...nears-record-minnesota-boasts-top-lb-20141105
Go Gophers!!
FERENTZ LIKES WILLIAMS
Tight end Maxx Williams has become a touchdown machine for Minnesota.
Williams, a 6-4, 250-pound sophomore, has caught nine touchdowns among his 42 catches in two seasons. With his size and athletic ability, Williams is a tough match-up. Iowa safety Jordan Lomax compared Williams to Iowa State’s E.J. Bibbs.
“They like to send him on wheel routes and match him up with a linebacker or a safety and get him on a wheel route and get him the ball,” Lomax said. “He can go up there and catch the ball and he’s good in the run game.
“He’s got good speed, a big, physical tight end, and he likes to catch the ball. He can block.”
Williams also is a Gopher legacy from both parents. His father, Brian, played with the Gophers from 1986-88 and spent 11 seasons as a center with the New York Giants. His mother, Rochele (Goetz) Williams, won Minnesota’s Medal of Honor as a volleyball player.
“We knew about Max and never got the chance to recruit him,” Iowa Coach Kirk Ferentz said. “He committed really early, and he’s done an outstanding job.
“He’s a really good football player and a great young man. Got to meet him four years ago, five years ago. His dad and (former Iowa and New York Giants lineman) Bob Kratch are really good friends. So Maxx was actually down here, it might have been ninth grade, 10th grade. He probably committed about a month later. Made a big impression on him. Minnesota, obviously, not Iowa.”
http://thegazette.com/subject/sport...nears-record-minnesota-boasts-top-lb-20141105
Go Gophers!!