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It took a little bit but it finally hit Cadillac Williams what it means to be named Auburn’s head coach.
He sat down with Greg Ostendorf of AuburnTigers.com ahead of Auburn’s game against Mississippi State and discussed when it hit him and how it felt to be the head coach for Auburn.
It didn’t hit me until Tuesday morning. I got home. It was a long night Monday night, so I was running on a couple hours of sleep. I got up around 4:30 a.m. and got going, jumped in the shower and went to kiss my boys goodbye. I woke them up real quick and told them, “Hey, Daddy is the head coach at Auburn.” They were like, “Yeah Daddy, I know you’re the head coach.” And then he hit me. He said, “But Daddy, it’s only temporary.” I got a kick out of that. But then he mentioned something. He asked me, “Daddy, are you the first Black head coach?” I said, “Yes.” That is when, I was driving to work this morning, where it hit me the magnitude of what this truly is. I don’t want to make this about me. All glory to God. But it’s such a huge deal and an honor. I am ecstatic.
He also talked about being Auburn’s first Black head coach.
Honestly, it means the world to me. I had the opportunity to play in the National Football League. That was one of my greatest accomplishments. But getting this opportunity, it has been heavy on me. Because there are so many people that have paved the way for myself to have this opportunity. It’s almost unexplainable, like somebody needs to wake me up.
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