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Utah's JC transfer Joe Williams motivated by 2nd chance at football

SALT LAKE CITY — When Dennis Erickson comes knocking on your door, it's hard to turn him away. There are few coaches currently in the football industry that have as much experience as Utah's assistant head coach.

And for Joe Williams, a running back at the junior college level looking for a place again in football, the knock from Erickson was a game changer — an opportunity to start fresh at a Division I school.

Prior to enrolling at lesser-known ASA College in Brooklyn, New York, Williams was projected to be the backup running back as a sophomore at Connecticut behind starter Lyle McCombs.