Currently the head coach of the nation’s No. 8 team, Buzz Williams’ job status at Texas A&M is more than secure. If the Aggies head coach ever finds himself looking for work, he may have a future in journalism.
As his postgame press conference concluded following Texas A&M’s 67-64 victory over Missouri on Saturday, Williams acknowledged the University of Missouri’s School of Journalism, regarded as one of the most prestigious programs in the field. The 52-year-old offered unsolicited advice to the students present, applicable not just to their careers, but to their lives. “Here’s four things that I write all people, that I wish somebody would have told me,” Williams stated.
Williams’ four pieces of advice:
- “Read more than you think you should.”
- “Write down everything, about everything, all the time.”
- “Over the next 10 years, build as many relationships as you can, and learn to connect the dots between those relationships.”
- “Never turn down an opportunity to learn, or to work.”
“Good luck,” Williams concluded as he exited the podium.
This was neat: Buzz Williams offered some advice to #Mizzou journalism students after his press conference pic.twitter.com/7u9IT5EGJf
— Grace Ybarra (@gnybarra) February 9, 2025
That was… perfect. No notes. It’s unclear where Williams — who majored in kinesiology at Oklahoma City University and Texas A&M University-Kingsville — picked up this advice, but he’s clearly drawn to the media profession. In a halftime interview with CBS’ Tracy Wolfson in 2019, the then-Virginia Tech head coach memorably asked if he could sub in for Tony Romo in the network’s top NFL booth.
While the two-time SEC Coach of the Year might not currently have a journalistic outlet to deploy his advice, he’s clearly utilized it as an asset in becoming one of the best college basketball coaches in the country. Here’s to hoping that those students — and anyone else who’s seen Williams’ now-viral clip — find it just as useful.
