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Utah Football Running Back Joe Williams to retire

A guy leaves work for the day, gets home, and sees Twitter a buzz of the news that Joe Williams, Utah’s starting running back at the beginning of the season is retiring from the sport.

The thrust of Williams' thinking was that he didn't want to punish his body any further, pay consequences down the road. Graduates in Dec.

— Kyle Goon (@kylegoon) September 14, 2016

Joe had a rough opening to the season with back-to-back games fumbling the football, while gaining just 75 yards on 22 carries. Last season, Williams had 477 yards and three touchdowns, while picking up the duties after Devontae Booker went down with a knee injury.