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BJ Williams 'Smiling' After Syracuse Offer

The class of 2023 offensive lineman has his first power five opportunity.
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BJ Williams 'Smiling' After Syracuse Offer
BJ Williams 'Smiling' After Syracuse Offer

Class of 2023 Fairburn (GA) Creekside offensive lineman BJ Williams held offers from Army, Air Force, Lehigh, Memphis, Mercer, Navy and Penn entering Wednesday. That is when his first power five opportunity came when Syracuse extended an offer. 

"Really it went very fast," Williams said. "Someone passed my film to the recruiting coordinator there and they really liked my film and reached out. Eventually the position coach at Syracuse (Mike Schmidt) watched it and said he really liked my film. Once they saw my measurements, things just happened very quickly." 

It was actually a defensive coach, assistant Chip West, who spoke to Williams to give the offer. 

"He told me to just stay focused and to keep improving my craft," Williams said. "I was very excited. I'm still smiling." 

The 6-4, 270 pounder knows some things about the Syracuse program, but is still learning more about the Orange. 

"I'm still researching honestly," Williams said. "As of now, I know about the number 44 being a historic number with Brown, Little and Davis. I know all those guys are int he college football Hall of Fame. I know and grew up playing Madden and using McNabb and Marvin Harrison." 

Williams says he hopes to visit Central New York over the summer to get a closer look at the program and bond with the Syracuse coaches. When evaluating the Orange, he is looking to see if it fits with what he is looking for in a future college home. 

"Honestly I just want it to feel like family," Williams said. "I want to major in sports administration or something close. I want to stay involved in football or sports in some way when I'm done playing."

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Title: Publisher All Syracuse Education: Roberts Wesleyan College Location: Syracuse, New York Expertise: Syracuse basketball, football and recruiting.  EXPERIENCE Mike McAllister has been covering Syracuse basketball, football and recruiting for more than a decade. Mike's career started with his own free blog as a way to vent following sporting events. Shortly thereafter, a network of basketball sites called Coast 2 Coast Hoops asked him to run their Syracuse site. That site was called Nation of Orange, and Mike quickly established it as a go-to for Syracuse fans.  After running Nation of Orange for several months, a position with the Syracuse site on the Scout network became available. After one year as the recruiting expert with Cuse Nation, he was named the publisher. Mike oversaw the transition from Scout to 247Sports, and ran the site on that network for years.  Presented with the opportunity to join one of the biggest names in the sports journalism industry, Sports Illustrated, Mike jumped at the chance. All Syracuse was started from scratch by Mike and the Fan Nation team. It has now become a staple for Orange fans of various sports.  Mike has broken news on recruiting, Syracuse basketball and football team information and has established himself as the top recruiting inside in the market. He has appeared on local radio shows, television broadcasts, national radio shows and much more. Mr. McAllister has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting and Information Management from Roberts Wesleyan College. 

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