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Receiver commit Cam Williams enrolling early at Notre Dame

Why wait to start your Irish career when you don’t have to?

Sometimes, when you’re about to play college football and have accomplished all you can in high school, you just can’t wait anymore. 2024 Notre Dame quarterback commit [autotag]CJ Carr[/autotag] already has done that. Now, he’s being joined by one of his targets in that same recruiting class.

Hopes are high that 2024 receiver commit [autotag]Cam Williams[/autotag], who attended the Irish’s win over Wake Forest, will be one of many players to revolutionize that position for the program. Well, he’s decided to get an early start on that per Matt Freeman of Irish Sports Daily:

By graduating early, Williams’ time as a student at Glenbard South in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, will end sooner than that of most of his classmates. There might not have been a more talented player ever to don a Raider uniform, and he now gets to begin the next chapter of his football life. Here’s to what hopefully will be a nice collegiate career for him.

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Notre Dame receiver commit makes all-area team…as defensive back

Wait, what?

As Notre Dame continues to lose receivers to the transfer portal, the spotlight figures to shine brighter on incoming receiver [autotag]Cam Williams[/autotag]. The four-star 2024 Irish commit won’t play in the upcoming bowl game, but he’s enrolling early at the university. The obvious intent is to become assimilated to the receiving corps as quickly as possible.

Too bad not everyone sees Williams as a receiver, at least when it comes to selecting all-area teams. The Chicago Sun-Times came out with its annual all-area team, and Williams was an easy choice. But in a baffling decision, he made the team as a defensive back.

To the Sun-Times’ credit, Williams, like many high school football players, played both ways at Glenbard South in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, and he indeed was a defensive back when his team didn’t have the ball. But the Irish didn’t recruit Williams, the No. 2 2024 recruit in Illinois according to 247Sports, for his defense.

It would be easy to say that those who cover high school football for the Sun-Times didn’t actually watch Williams’ games, but that seems too simplistic. More likely is that they didn’t want to leave certain other receivers off the team but still wanted to find a place for Williams. Whatever the reason, it’s unfair to be misleading about Williams like this.

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FIW Exclusive: Interview with Notre Dame commit Cam Williams, Part III

Hear from one of Notre Dame’s top 2024 commits.

[autotag]Cam Williams[/autotag] is a four-star receiver commit in Notre Dame’s 2024 recruiting class. He is the state of Illinois’ second-best recruit in that class according to 247Sports. He also happens to attend Glenbard South in Glen Ellyn, my alma mater. To say the least, it’s been great to have him represent the same school community I once did as a student and continue to do as an alumnus.

I had the opportunity to see him play his most recent game, and he scored two touchdowns. One of them came on this 62-yard run that I captured myself from the top of the bleachers. This run is a perfect indication that he once was a running back:

I had a chance to speak with Williams after the game, making this the third time he has spoken with this site. I did it once last year, and our own Michael Chen did the other interview not long before. Here’s what what he to say:

Watch: Notre Dame commit Cam Williams stars in debut, reaffirms Irish commitment

He’s going to be something special with the Irish.

2024 Notre Dame receiver commit [autotag]Cam Williams[/autotag] has entered his senior season at Glenbard South in Glen Ellyn, Illinois with high expectations. Not the least of those is living up to his No. 2 ranking on 247Sports’ list of 2024 recruits in the Land of Lincoln. So Matt Freeman of Irish Sports Daily attended Williams’ season opener and did not come away disappointed. Take a look at how smoothly Williams cuts and how he uses that to his advantage:

These touchdowns all happened in the first half. Williams would tack on two more in the second half for a total of five scores in a 56-21 victory. As you can see from the above clip, he just makes it look too easy at times.

Last year, I noted that Williams and I share the same high school. After I shared this with him in order to interview him for the site, I checked in on him periodically to see how he was doing. When the above clip was released, this Raider alumnus asked the current Raider how he’s able to cut so smoothly after a catch. He said the following:

“To be honest, I think it’s from my running back days with vision and stuff.”

How many of you knew that he used to be a running back? It definitely explains why clips like this one of him exist. And for those of you worrying that he might change his mind about attending Notre Dame, don’t. He also said this:

“You know, I find a true peace to how I am knowing what I want. … Nothing can keep me away from South Bend.”

So opposing fan bases can try all they want to sway Williams. He’s sticking with the Irish. You have to admire a recruit who refuses to give into more financially lucrative opportunities he might find elsewhere in the NIL era. More recruits should follow his example.

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FIW Exclusive: Interview With Notre Dame Commit Cam Williams, Part II

Hear from one of the Irish’s biggest commits once again.

Shortly after committing to Notre Dame this summer, receiver [autotag]Cam Williams[/autotag] spoke with our own Michael Chen. The interview largely tackled Williams’ future with the Irish and the decision he made to commit to them. If you thought that would be our only time speaking him, think again.

Williams, the top junior in Illinois according to 247Sports, graciously has taken time to speak with us once more. This time, he’s talking about what his life is like now both on the field and in the classroom. He has a couple of years before he first runs out of the tunnel at Notre Dame Stadium, so let’s see what his life is like now. Take 10 minutes out of your day and listen:

Our thanks to Williams for speaking to us once again. He’ll have ample opportunity to prove himself with the Irish later on. For the moment, he will focus on keeping his grades strong and acting as a leader on his current team.

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Notre Dame receiver commit Cam Williams thrills in season opener

Nice 2022 debut for the kid.

Notre Dame made a big score over the summer when [autotag]Cam Williams[/autotag], the top junior in Illinois according to 247Sports, committed to the program. Since he’s a member of the 2024 recruiting class, we have a couple of years before we can watch him run out of the tunnel at Notre Dame Stadium. For now, he will focus on helping Glenbard South win. That he did Friday in the first game of 2022.

Williams scored two touchdowns, one receiving and one rushing, in a 44-12 victory over East Aurora. He also made a long reception on the game’s opening possession to help set up the game’s first touchdown. While he didn’t catch everything thrown his way in part because he was covered at times, everyone got to see how high he can jump. That alone is worthy of respect from both his teammates and his opponents, and we only can imagine how much better he’ll be at it by the time he gets to South Bend.

We’ve interviewed Williams once before, but we’ll have another with him coming soon. For now, keep it here for all the news on Irish recruits and commits.

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Notre Dame lands four-star 2024 receiver Cam Williams

This may or may not be a shameless plug for one of our writers’ high school.

This is a real privilege for me. My high school doesn’t have that rich of a football history, but often times, a player will have the opportunity to play at a prominent school. That’s how it is at Glenbard South in Glen Ellyn, Illinois. One of those opportunities has come along, and every Raider, myself included, should be proud of the fact that four-star receiver [autotag]Cam Williams [/autotag]has selected Notre Dame.

Williams, a 2024 recruit, picked the Irish over Michigan, Iowa, Wisconsin and Cincinnati, all of which made the final cut. Our own Michael Chen has seen Williams in person and provided a good scouting report on him. Me? I’m just thrilled that someone from my old stomping grounds is taking his talents to South Bend, so forgive my celebratory mood in this post.

You all should know that I found out this news on a Facebook post from Dave Key, who is the biggest Glenbard South athletics fan who has ever lived. Nobody bleeds Raider red, white and blue like him, and he is known to attend games for any college football player who passed through the school. When Williams has his first game at Notre Dame Stadium, he needs to be there, too. So if anyone has an extra ticket for the Irish’s 2024 home opener against Northern Illinois, have a heart and give it to him.

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New offer out to 2024 star Illinois wide receiver for Notre Dame

The offers are starting to pick up for this Midwest star

The Irish have a very firm grasp of which prospects in the Midwest will be future stars. They offered one of them earlier today, as Illinois wide receiver Cam Williams was given a verbal scholarship after a call from offensive coordinator Tommy Rees.

I have seen Williams live since his freshman year and he impressed me then. Later seeing him during his sophomore campaign at Glenbard South and it just confirmed what I saw during the camp, with pads on Williams is a high level prospect. Standing at six-foot-two-inches and 180-pounds, the rising junior glides across the field and is a precision route runner.

He grabbed an offer from Iowa during his freshman year and Williams has not stopped since then. Currently holding other offers from Michigan, Wisconsin, Purdue, Missouri and others, recruiting is starting to heat up for Williams.

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