Mason names Williams as receivers coach

Football 12/21/2023 11:00:00 AM @MTAthletics MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Middle Tennessee head football coach Derek Mason announced today the hiring of Cornelius Williams as the program's wide receivers coach.

"We worked together at Auburn, and I have seen his maturation and growth up close," added Mason. "He is a relationship coach who can recruit at a high level, and I have a great understanding of his technical proficiency to build and develop players. With his recruiting expertise and high football IQ, Cornelius has the skill set to develop our receivers at a high level."

Williams makes his way to MTSU after one year as wide receivers coach at New Mexico. In his only season, Williams helped the…