Jesse Williams is back home again. His second home, really, but in so many ways, his first.

That's how special the University of Alabama is to Williams, the Australian-born former Crimson Tide nose guard with the big frame and even bigger personality.

He was here when an F-4 tornado tore through Tuscaloosa in April, 2011, and volunteered to help with clean-up as if it were his own backyard. He was here when legendary coach Nick Saban secured back-to-back national championships; indeed, Williams was part of both those teams in his only two seasons at UA. And when he dies, he wants his ashes buried under Saban Field at Bryant-Denny Stadium.

"I feel indebted eternally to the University. I rep Alabama wherever I go," he said. GOODBREAD: Why Alabama football OL Kadyn Proctor's NFL dra

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