The Journey of Antonio Williams
Posted Nov 22, 2019
Antonio Williams took a circuitous path to North Carolina. The 5-foot-11, 215-pound running back from New London, N.C. committed to the Tar Heels on Sept. 16, 2013. He decommitted on July 11, 2014 and then committed to Wisconsin on Dec. 4, 2014. He decommitted from the Badgers on Oct. 14, 2015 and shortly thereafter pledged to Ohio State.
(Inside Carolina)
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