KINGSTON, Ont. - Queen's football head coach Pat Sheahan is pleased to announce the addition of former Gael and Canadian Football League (CFL) defensive end Shomari Williams to the Tri-colour coaching staff as the program's first full-time Assistant Coach, Recruiting.

Williams, a defensive standout with the Gaels 2009 Vanier Cup Championship team, finished the championships season  fourth in U SPORTS in tackles, led the Gaels in sacks, was named Queen's Athlete of the Week twice, named the MVP of the Mitchell Bowl in which the Gaels defeated top-ranked Laval 33-30. Williams was drafted first overall in the 2010 CFL draft by the Saskatchewan Roughriders, he played one season with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats before being traded back to Saskatchewan. Prior to Queen's he attended the University of Houston where he graduated with a degree in business and entrepreneurship and played for the NCAA Division 1 Cougars. While in university Williams founded Top Prospects, a web based business that assists high school athletes in obtaining athletic scholarships. To date, he has helped over 700 high school athletes earn numerous scholarships.  

"I'm excited about the opportunity to come back to Kingston and bring the Yates, Mitchell, Uteck and Vanier Cups back to Queen's.  Queen's football has a strong legacy of success and we have a lot to offer prospective student-athletes academically, athletically and professionally and I can't wait to spread to that message to recruits and their families across Canada," said Shomari Williams.

Sheahan and the entire staff welcome back a former Gael and accomplished football athlete to join the ranks coaching at Queen's,

"We are excited to add such an experienced athlete and recruiter in Shomari to the Queen's football family," said head coach Pat Sheahan. "He brings an abundance of hands on experience both as a former professional athlete and recruiter, which are great assets for our future student-athletes."

The Queen's football Gaels begin their season with a home exhibition game against Waterloo on August 18 with kick-off set for 4:00pm at Richardson Stadium. The Gaels then open up their regular home schedule on Labour Day weekend against the Laurier Golden Hawks. Catch all the action with season tickets, on sale now www.gogaelsgo.com/tickets.