DeKALB – Former Geneva quarterback Matt Williams is redshirting his freshman season at Northern Illinois, but he still is spending the season as a signal caller.

NIU relies on Williams to send play calls to starter Jordan Lynch, a role he began with the season opener against Iowa and will continue Jan. 1
when the team travels to Miami to play Florida State in the Orange Bowl.

With Lynch, a junior, and backup Matt McIntosh still likely to be ahead of him on the 2013 depth chart, Williams is welcoming the role. Once he gets the chance to shed his Huskies headset, he’ll embrace that, too.