Last Saturday James Williams rushed for 126 yards on 14 carries, the most yards by a Cougar running back since Dwight Tardy ran for 214 against UCLA in 2007. Ever since the Cougars received Williams’ NLI back in 2015, the hype surrounding the redshirt freshman has been through the roof.
We’ve seen his Thursday Night football highlights posted on Twitter and we’ve heard RB Coach Jim Maestro call Williams the "best athlete he’s ever coached." Against the Vandals, we got to see a glimpse of what Williams can provide for Washington State’s offense.
But not many of us no Williams’ story about how he got to WSU; a story that starts in Toledo, Ohio, followed by a move to Burbank, California.