鈥楲ast Chance U鈥� coach Davern Williams lands at Kennesaw State
KENNESAW, Ga. (BVM) 鈥� The Netflix series 鈥淟ast Chance U鈥� has highlighted plenty of special players and unique coaches like Davern Williams, who was hired as the defensive ends coach at Kennesaw State on July 6.聽
鈥淲hen Kennesaw State first started playing ball and had success, people feared them because of their style of football. They played with toughness on the field and were fun to watch,鈥� Williams said in a . 鈥淭here has been a lot of success here and who wouldn鈥檛 want to be a part of that? And now that the program is moving up to a higher division, I want to be a part of a movement. I want to be a part of the continuing success that Kennesaw State has laid the foundation for.鈥�
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Williams had a short stint in the NFL before beginning his coaching career and he eventually landed at East Mississippi Community College (EMCC) and took part in the first two seasons of 鈥淟ast Chance U.鈥�
鈥淥ur whole focus was on trying to win the game. We were trying to make sure that we were focused on whoever we were playing at that time and focus on getting our kids prepared,鈥� Williams said in the release. 鈥淲e really didn鈥檛 put any emphasis on that show until after it came out. 鈥� I thought it was a great experience once the episodes came out and the producers did a nice job of recording raw footage of what the junior college football world is like. I felt like it was very genuine.鈥�
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The show became a huge hit across the country, but Williams and the Lions were able to stay on task and recorded a 42-3 overall record, won two NJCAA national titles and 23 of Williams鈥� defensive linemen moved on to four-year programs. He was also able to instill life lessons into his players.
鈥淚 teach my players that it is all about developing a good work ethic. Let鈥檚 just be honest, everybody鈥檚 not going to have the size or have the speed, but those are things that people cannot control,鈥� Williams said in the release. 鈥淗owever, the one thing that everyone can control is their work ethic. There鈥檚 a lot of hard working, less-talented guys in the NFL 鈥� I feel like the work ethic that has already been instilled in this place and in this program would be the same message that I really would repeat to my guys.鈥�
馃帣猬嗭笍 with Davern Williams () … this will be the best 133 seconds of video you watch today. |
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Following his time on 鈥淟ast Chance U,鈥� Williams is set to help the Owls鈥� defensive ends during his first season with the team. Now in Georgia, he will look to continue to help young athletes who aspire to be great.
鈥淐oach Williams has coached the defensive line position for many years,鈥� Kennesaw State head football coach said in a . 鈥淗e has developed talent all throughout his career and I am excited to watch him get to work with our guys.鈥澛�
