One of the week’s top quotes comes from Glenville State football coach Alan Fiddler, who had the much-traveled Willie Williams on his roster until Monday, when the NCAA ruled Williams was ineligible to play at the West Virginia school.
“Don’t believe what you’ve heard about him,” Fiddler said. “Believe what you see.”
Uh-huh.
Pardon me, Coach, for being skeptical about a player who was arrested 11 times before he got to college and is now looking for his fifth school in four years.
As for belief, let me suggest, gently, that coaches who give Williams extra chances aren’t believing in his character; they’re believing in his ability. Despite his many problems, Williams, a 6-foot-3 linebacker who runs the 40-yard dash in 4.35 seconds, is still considered a viable pro prospect.
Williams, who has showed a taste for nightlife since he originally signed with the University of Miami (Fla.), was adjusting to life in tiny Glenville, saying, “Maybe Willie Williams needed a small town to stay focused.”
Actually, maybe Willie Williams needs to stop talking about Willie Williams in the third person …
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