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Williams' Commitment Keeps the Dominoes Falling For Cal
6-0/170 Mansfield (Mansfield, Texas) High School cornerback Miles Williams has committed to return his original home state of California to play for the Golden Bears after his commitment this evening to Cal, announced via Twitter.
"I feel like Coach (Gerald) Alexander and Coach (Justin) Wilcox have a great plan for me," said Williams after his announcement. "I feel like they've really got the ball rolling at Cal and made good strides last season. I feel like I can be a part of really setting it off up there at Cal.
"i know they've got a lot of really good guys in the class like Zahran Manley and their new linebacker commit Blake (Antzoulatos) and hopefully with me coming, too, we can really keep things going."
Williams visited Cal in April during spring practice to get an up close and personal look at the program.
"It was a really good visit," said Williams after the trip. "I really like what Coach Wilcox is doing up in there and I like all the connections that Cal's academics can give you through all the Cal alumni and CEO's you can develop connections to."
Williams is particulary interested in studying business and Cal's Haas School of Business holds big sway with the talented DB.
Originally born in Carson, CA, with parents that grew up in California, Williams and his family made the move to Texas when he was five years old but part of the Williams family's heart has remained in the Golden State.
"On the visit, I took a tour of campus and sat in on some meetings with Coach Alexander and Coach Ragle and talked to Coach Wilcox and Coach Cocc (Ron Coccimiglio) about career development.
"I had a lot of questions coming in that were answered on the visit.
"Besides seeing campus, I wanted to see Haas School of Business up close and to see how Coach Wilcox runs things because I know last year was his first season.
"He knows what he's doing. He's around there changing the culture.
"I like Coach Alexander, too. He lets you be you. I'm a trash talker. That's just me. When I was a sophomore, they told me to tone things down but he just lets you be you as long as you don't hurt the team and I like that.
"He's been there. He's played in the NFL and he knows what it takes to get there and I feel like he's a details coach, not just the plays but how to handle yourself on and off the field."
Another big plus for Williams is the comfortable Bay Area weather compared to the steamy conditions of a Texas summer and fall.
"Oh yeah, 70's with a breeze," said Williams. "In Texas, it's 100 degrees with high humidity. Even in the 80's, with humidity, it's really hot. The turf's even hotter. It could be 100 degrees and the turf's 120. On water breaks, we'll pour water on our cleats since it's so hot."
Normally Williams would've played baseball in the spring but with a shoulder injury, he ran track instead, running an impressive 22.6 in the 200, while also running the 100, 4 x 200 and an occasional 400.
As a junior, Williams compiled 53 tackles along with two interceptions and six passes defended.
He becomes the 13th member of Cal's 2019 recruiting class. He's also the seventh defensive commit and second defensive back of the class.
The Bears beat out Texas Tech, Arkansas, Purdue, Vanderbilt, Boston College and more for Williams' commitment.
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