SAN ANTONIO — Head football coach Larry Coker announced the addition of two more junior college transfers to his program on Thursday. Defensive end Ben Kane (West Covina, Calif./South Hills HS/Citrus [Calif.] JC) and defensive tackle Vontrell Williams (Chicago, Ill./Mount Carmel HS/Illinois/Butler [Kan.] CC) both signed National Letters of Intent and are scheduled to begin attending classes next week.
"We are excited to add Ben and Vontrell to our junior college recruiting class," Coker said. "Both players had outstanding seasons a year ago and we are looking forward to them to joining our program for spring drills."
Kane is coming off a sophomore season that saw him record 57 tackles, including four for loss and two sacks, in 10 games for head coach Ron Ponciano. As a freshman in 2013, he racked up 31 stops, three TFLs and 2.5 sacks in nine contests. The 6-foot-4, 240-pounder was a three-year prep starter who earned first-team All-Sierra League and second-team All-San Gabriel Valley honors as a senior.
Williams saw action in nine games this past season and he registered 39 tackles, 2.5 TFLs and 1.5 sacks. He also blocked a kick for the Grizzlies, who were coached by Troy Morrell. The 6-foot-2, 325-pounder originally began his career at Illinois, but he did not play in 2013 after sitting out the previous campaign as a redshirt. Williams was named to the 2012 SuperPrep Midwest team and also tabbed second-team all-state (Chicago Tribune) after accumulating 39 stops and 15 sacks as a senior. He helped lead his high school team to the 2011 Chicago Prep Bowl Championship and also played in the 2010 Illinois Class 8A Championship Game.
The pair joins La’Kel Bass (St. Louis, Mo./Christian Brothers HS/New Mexico Military Institute/Hutchinson [Kan.] CC), Jonathan Tuiolosega (Seaside, Calif./Seaside HS/Monterey [Calif.] Peninsula JC) and Corbin White (Nettleton, Miss./Nettleton HS/Northeast Mississipi JC), who all signed National Letters of Intent last month.