There was a good piece this week in The Advocate (the Baton Rouge daily, not the national gay newspaper) on LSU sophomore running back Keiland Williams. Leslie doesn”t let freshmen talk to the press, so this was Williams” first big moment with the local media. I”m a huge Williams fan. He”s got the potential to be a breakout player this season. And it”s good to get some more context around the guy now that the media blackout has been lifted.
I find it just a little disconcerting, though, that while the 20-year-old Williams commands this level of mental acuity and communication skills …
“Going into the spring I’ve heard comments that (LSU coach Les Miles) has said that I’ll be the guy because that’s how I ended the season,” Williams said. “But we have a redshirt freshman, Richard Murphy. He’s just excellent, great athleticism. And then of course Charles Scott is going to battle, and then Jacob Hester’s going to get some carries. And then I expect (Alley Broussard) to come back for a full year. So it’s going to be extremely competitive, but I’m up for the challenge.”
… the best Leslie can manage is his typical semi-coherent ramblings …
“I’d like to see three guys, three different skills and one guy might assume the first snaps in every game,”
“I’m certain that he it is his intent as it is probably the intent of four guys at that spot”
“Competition is good. He had a nice fall season and I suspect he’ll have a nice spring season.”
