House of Sparky · Aug 26, 2017
ASU Football: Cornerbacks Bryant, Williams seize starting roles through adversity
If the names Kobe Williams or Joey Bryant don’t sound familiar to you, don’t feel bad, you probably shouldn’t know them anyways.
Kobe Bryant?
Nice try, but that’s not who. Definitely not who.
Bryant, redshirt junior a walk-on from Hawai’i, and Williams, a Long Beach City College (California) sophomore transfer, weren’t welcomed in as highly-touted recruits or handed a position. Each grinded through an unideal routes to get to Arizona State. Now, they get their shot.
The two are both on pace to start on defense on the corners of Frank Kush Field under the lights of Sun Devil Stadium on Thursday, Aug. 31 against New Mexico State.
“We made it out the mud I guess,” Bryant said.