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It might sound funny over the PA system and make for a bizarre box score, but other than that, this Roy Williams doesnt get the fuss about playing that Roy Williams on Oct. 6.

OUs Williams was a first-team All-Big 12 selection (UTs was third-team) after developing a rep as one of the fiercest hitters in the country. And Oklahoma head coach Bob Stoops calls his Williams, a junior from Union City, Calif., the best DB hes ever coached. Ill take our Roy Williams any day, says co-defensive coordinator Mike Stoops. You can neutralize an offensive player if you try hard enough, but you cant wipe out a defensive player like Roy unless you avoid him every time.

At 6'0", 221 pounds, Williams is a linebacker playing strong safety. His 23 tackles for loss, in 29 games, is already tops all-time among Sooner DBs. We always have to watch out if hes in the area, says Nebraska O-line coach Milt Tenopir, who watched Williams blow up ballcarriers 10 times in last years loss to the Sooners. With size like that, hes not afraid to run in and throw it around.

And in pass defense, Williams often pulls double duty, covering RBs in the flat and jumping the TE curl route. He can actually play two positions at once, says Mike Stoops.

As his 15-tackle, two-pick performance vs. North Texas on Sept. 8 proved, it does seem like there are two Roy Williamses out there -- no matter who the Sooners play.

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This article appears in the October 15 issue of ESPN The Magazine.