Syracuse, N.Y. — As Darien Williams returned to the sideline after scoring his first collegiate touchdown, he looked up, pointed at his mother and saw she was crying. Knowing he’d made her proud, Williams admitted he nearly cried, too.

Seven rows behind Syracuse’s sidelines, donning a shirt with her son’s last name in sparkles and his No. 7 with an italicized Mom imprinted in the middle, Tiffany Adams was continuously overwhelmed with emotion and jubilation.

The tears wouldn’t stop flowing. And the text messages didn’t stop pouring in.

Williams tallied three catches, 72 yards and a touchdown in his collegiate debut as Syracuse dominated Colgate , 66-24 on Friday. For the Syracuse native — who led Christian Brothers Academy to its second-straight Class AA state title in 2024 by catc

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