Nick Williams is a burgeoning star in Power 5 coaching. These 3 saw the potential in him early

Nick Williams

Syracuse defensive ends coach Nick Williams during his year working on Deion Sanders' Colorado staff. Williams is a rising star in the coaching and recruiting world. (Courtesy of Colorado Athletics via Syracuse Athletics)Handout

Syracuse, N.Y. — Elijah Robinson called Nick Williams first. Then Fran Brown — after he’d called Colorado coach Deion Sanders to let him know he was hiring his defensive ends coach away to Syracuse football.

“I knew I was coming once they called me,” Williams told syracuse.com Monday. “I look up to these guys.”

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