2027 DB Gavin Williams Was Surprised By Notre Dame Offer
Gavin Williams hopped on the phone with Notre Dame defensive backs coach Mike Mickens and defensive analyst Jevaughn Codlin on St. Patrick’s Day and the conversation ended with the 2027 California safety earning an offer from the Irish.
“We were talking for a little while and then at the end, he told me the great news,” Williams says.
“I was kind of surprised because I haven't really talked to anybody from Notre Dame really. I saw that all those offers were going out, so that kind of put it in my mind that it could happen. I was surprised, but it was a great feeling.”
The 6-foot-1, 180-pounder doesn’t know a ton about the Irish at the moment, but is looking forward to learning more.
“All I know is that they produce great safeties like Kyle Hamilton, he's probably my favorite player right now,” he says. “Xavier Watts coming out too. They produce for sure.
“I was just talking to Coach Cod earlier about building this relationship. I'm probably going to come down for Spring now. I've got to get a date. I'm really just trying to build on this relationship and everything.”
The Damien High School star is looking forward to getting to South Bend.
“Obviously, they have a great culture of football, they're one of the top schools,” he says. “I just want to see how it is outside of football. I didn't even really know where it was until I got offered. I'm trying to see how it is out there and everything.”
Williams’ offer sheet also includes schools like USC, UCLA, Oregon, Washington, Texas A&M, Tennessee, Auburn, Michigan State and North Carolina among several others.
He made recent visits to USC, UCLA, Texas A&M and SMU and has plans to visit Washington next month.
“I'm working on Ohio State and Notre Dame,” he says.
It’s early, but Williams knows what he’s looking for.
“Just being that right fit, just being comfortable, just being happy to go to work every day and it not feeling like you just don't want to be there. Just the comfortability really.”
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