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10/27/2009 09:07 AM

Williams in line for award

By: Web Staff

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Turns out Saturday's SU-Cincinnati football game will not only feature one of the best teams in the country but also two of the best wide receivers. Cincy's Marty Gilyard and SU's Mike Williams are both among the 10 semifinalists for the Biletnikoff Award given to the nation's top receiver.

Not bad, considering Williams is coming off a one-game suspension last week. And that's after missing all of 2008 as well...

But Williams coming back with a vengeance in 2009 with a team-leading 45 catches for more than 700 yards and six touchdowns in the first six games of the season...

Williams was not on the preseason Biletnikoff watch list but has played his way into the national spotlight right now ranking fifth in the nation in yards per game and seventh in receptions.. He's also on pace to shatter all the receiving records at Syracuse and is only 12 away from tying for the most catches all-time.

The Biletnikoff winner will be announced in early December..