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Fresno State dropped ball on local football star Charles Williams

Advancing into four-down territory with Fresno State football.

Punting is forbidden.

One of the more intriguing storylines entering Saturday’s Mountain West Conference opener between the Bulldogs and UNLV centers around Charles Williams.

Specifically, why is the freshman tailback from Bullard High carrying the ball for the Rebels rather than for his hometown school?

The simple answer is that UNLV offered Williams a scholarship and Fresno State didn’t. The Bulldogs signed three high school running backs in their 2016 recruiting class: Justin Rice of Central Catholic-Modesto, Deonte Perry of Canoga Park and Saevion Johnson of Pearland, Texas.