Luke Wells from Utah State. Kim McCloud from Bowling Green. Sean Lewis from Syracuse. Calvin Lowry from Tulsa. Tate Wallis from Baylor. These coaches have either ties to Gilbert or his type of offense.
A 30-year coaching veteran at both the college and NFL levels, Charlie Williams has been named wide receivers coach at Texas, head coach Charlie Strong announced Monday. Williams has coached several Pro Bowl receivers on the NFL level and numerous future NFL Draft picks during his time on college campuses. "Coaching at Texas, one of the premier football programs in the country, is an unbelievable opportunity," Williams said. "After coaching in the NFL for the past four years, I'm excited to get back on a college campus to help these young student-athletes grow and develop both as players on the field and students in the classroom. It gives me a chance to coach and teach young student-athletes again, and I'm excited for the challenges ahead." Announcement at TexasSports.com
I am mixed on this hire. His record makes it clear he is a good coach and we will almost certainly see improvement from our WRs. I wish I had stopped researching there. I noticed he was on Butch Davis's UNC staff. http://www.indystar.com/story/news/...nterview-unc-academic-scandal-probe/17734799/ I also noticed that Charlie Williams name does tend pop up in UNC scandal articles. I still trust Coach Strong, but I am starting to feel a little uneasy about how many assistants have been tied to scandals elsewhere (Hurtt, Vaughn, now Williams). On the positive side, like with Vaughn or numerous players, I think if there are any problematic signs from any assistants, Charlie will cut them loose.
Seems to really have his coaching chops and a history in college football. It has been a while since he had to worry about recruiting but if he can follow charlie's lead, I imagine he will be just fine. It's easy to sell a WR on your ability to get him to the NFL when you coached the likes of TY Hilton and Reggie Wayne.
