A highly accomplished player and coach, Steven Williams ’14g spent several seasons in Happy Valley (2012-15), serving as an offensive and defensive assistant and assistant strength and conditioning coach. With the Nittany Lions, he created weekly scouting reports, organized practices and assisted with the Nittany Lions’ wide receivers, secondary and linebackers. On gamedays, he signaled play calls, assisted with special teams and advised both the head coach and defensive coordinator on in-game decisions.
Williams starred as a three-time Harvard letterwinner (2005, 2006, 2007), tying the school record for most interceptions in a season (eight in 2007) and setting the program standard for career interceptions with 16, all while helping the Crimson win the 2007 Ivy League championship. Following the season, he was named a 2007 Associated Press All-America Third-Team selection.
He returned to his Ivy League alma mater last year as assistant head coach and special teams coordinator, helping to lead Harvard to its second consecutive conference title. We chatted with Williams this summer about life as a football coach, what he learned at Penn State, and how he gets the best out of his players.
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