By Kyle Coppola
Tavares High’s Izayia Williams Commits To Florida State
Tavares, Fla. — Izayia Williams, a standout junior at Tavares High School, has announced his commitment to play football at Florida State University. Williams, a 6-foot-1, 215-pound edge rusher, has quickly risen as one of the top defensive prospects in the state of Florida.
Known for his explosive speed off the line and relentless pursuit of the quarterback, Williams has been a force for the Bulldogs. His ability to disrupt offenses has garnered attention from several top programs, but Florida State won out in the recruiting battle for now. Williams had been committed to Syracuse but recently announced his intention to play for FSU.
Williams’ commitment is a major win for the Seminoles, who are looking to bolster their defensive line for the future. His combination of size, strength, and speed fits well with Florida State’s aggressive defensive scheme. Williams still has plenty of time left in High School including his senior year. The junior is a must see player. They don’t make guys like this often in Lake or Sumter County, he’s just a solid built athlete with NCAA Division 1 talent written all over him.
Williams will have one more season with Tavares High before officially joining the Seminoles for the 2025 season. Congratulations on this decision. We look forward to watching the rest of the 2024 season.
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Kyle Coppola was born in Newton, Massachusetts and received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Communications from Curry College in 2016. After traveling to Florida on a family vacation, he decided he could not get enough of the warm weather and made the move from snowy Massachusetts to central Florida 8 years ago.
For the last decade Kyle has gained valuable experience in social media content creation, marketing and sales, writing, video production, sports announcing and even broadcasting for local radio stations, such as FM 102.9 in The Villages and FM 91.5 in Massachusetts. Every year he volunteers at The Villages Charter High School as a play-by-play sports announcer for the football games as well as a public address announcer for the basketball games, including the annual Battle at The Villages Tournament.
Outside the office Kyle is a husband and father to two beautiful girls along with their cat. In his spare time he likes to spend time with his family, travel, play golf and swim. He is also a huge sports junkie and even bigger motorsports fan and loves to attend racing events when he can.
