FAMU Ernest Williams to play in American Heritage Bowl

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Who is this player--Florida A&M University #25 Ernest Williams?

For starters, Williams is a 5-11/205 red shirt senior defensive back from Tallahassee (FL) Lincoln High School, who has been selected for the American Heritage Bowl All-Star game. This game is for potential NFL draftees and preferred invitees to showcase their talents for NFL scouts.

The American Heritage Bowl is the first football game ever to assemble the HBCU's top senior players in an all-star event. Rick Comegy of Jackson State University will serve as head coach of the Southwest Marines team pitted against the Northeast Navy all-stars coached by Delaware State's Al Lavan. Former Los Angeles Rams great Leroy Irvin will act as honorary coach.

Williams played strong safety for the Rattlers last season and finished with 58 tackles (30 solos, 28 assists), three and one-half tackles for a loss of seven yards, one forced fumble, two fumble returns, and one interception return for 19 yards.

During the Rattlers 2006 season, he recorded a season high 11 tackles against Morgan State and had 10 tackles against Norfolk State, North Carolina A&T and Bethune-Cookman. Williams finished his career at FAMU with 171 career tackles, 11.0 tackles for a loss of 39 yards, seven pass breakups, one forced fumbles and three fumble returns.

Williams is the lone Florida A&M University invitee that will play in this year's American Heritage Bowl. The game is to be played at Cal State Fullerton Titan Field on January 26 at 6:15 p.m. Pacific Time in Fullerton, Califorinia. The game itself will not air live, but will be taped to air on the ESPNU networks on February 8, 1 p.m. PST.

Playing in the game is a tremendous honor for Ernest Williams and FAMU. Williams get to play one more time and prove what he can do out there on the field against other equally talented players. He is our only hope this year to prove that FAMU has athletes that are worthy of playing in the NFL or any other league beyond college.

Williams selection reaffirms the fact that if you have football talent, the NFL will find you at Florida A&M University or at any HBCU. The game and its practices give professional scouts another chance to take a look at prospective talent. Players were selected by a committee that looked at the player's stats and made the selections.

Williams is assigned to the Southwest Roster with players from the SWAC and SIAC schools located in Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas and Oklahoma. He will be playing under Coach Comegy and the Jackson State University football staff.

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