Ethan Williams
Ethan Williams

Bio

Ethan Williams is entering his second season at Alfred State College. Williams will serve as Run Game Coordinator and Offensive Line Coach.

In 2022, under Williams’ guidance, three members of the offensive line were named all-conference by the Eastern Collegiate Football Conference. The offensive line paved the way for running back Jake Palmer to amass over 1,000 yards rushing enroute to being named 1st team All-Conference and All-Region by D3football.com.

Williams arrived at Alfred State from Ohio Northern, where served as the Tight Ends/Tackles Coach during the spring of 2022. At ONU he recruited student athletes from Northeast Ohio and Pennsylvania.  

In 2021, he was the Offensive Line Coach at his alma mater Bluffton University.  At Bluffton he also ran the PAT/FG unit, which produced All Conference Kicker Jake Baumgartner.  He also coached two All-Conference Offensive Lineman, Hunter Lacer 1st Team All-HCAC and Markus Finley 2nd team All-HCAC.  The Beavers finished the season with a 4-6 record.  He also served as the team's strength coach, while recruiting North Central Ohio and Cleveland.  

Williams started his coaching career at Ohio Northern University in 2019.  In his first two seasons at ONU, he served as an Assistant Offensive Line Coach and Tight Ends Coach.  In 2020 Spring Covid Season at ONU he coached Freshman Tight End Noah Miller who was All-Conference.  In 2019 he Coached Grant Nieszala to 2nd Team All-OAC.  As other duties he was also Assistant Recruiting Coordinator and Assistant Video Coordinator.  2019 the Bears finished with a 6-4 record in the Ohio Athletic conference and a 3-1 record in the 2020 covid spring season.  

Williams graduated from Bluffton University in 2019 with a Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics.  As a player for Bluffton, he was All-Conference three times as an Offensive Lineman.  He was a Captain in his senior year in 2018.  Williams finished as a semifinalist for the Campbell trophy, which is considered as the "Academic Heisman".  Also is an NFF Hampshire Honor Society Member.