Meet BC's newest commitment
Justin Rowland
EagleAction.com Recruiting Analyst
EagleAction.com had an in-depth, wide-reaching conversation with new BC commitment Adam Korutz shortly after breaking the news of his verbal.
Korutz seems confident in his choice.
It was big news for a program in need of a defensive tackle or two, even after signing Ray Smith from the Class of 2015. Korutz, a 6-foot-3 defensive tackle who checked in on his latest BC visit in the 275-280 pound range, may have been under the radar, but that doesn't mean he was unknown.
He also had offers from Northwestern, Syracuse, Ivy League schools (or the closest to scholarships they offer) and others. And it's not as though all of this happened recently.
"It all started my sophomore year," Korutz said. "I got invited to come up for a BC football camp. I got up there, I saw the place, I ran around a bit and had a great camp. But I hadn't heard anything after that. My junior year came and I had a great junior year and great highlight film. Then, BC came into the mix. After Northwestern offered me and Army offered me, Boston College came and offered me."
Korutz said that was about a month ago - "May 10 or something like that," he said of the BC offer.
"Obviously I was blown away," he added.
So he visited BC for the second time this past weekend.
"I saw the place, met with the coaches, talked to the coaches and everything was great," Korutz explained. "I had visited Northwestern and West Point and those were my top three schools - Northwestern, West Point and Boston College. After I visited Boston College I kind of weighed all my options … the pros and cons-type deal. I just felt like Boston College was the right place for me with their academics. They have a great academic program."
But Northwestern and Army are also prestigious institutions, so there were other factors.
"They're about four hours away from home so my parents could come and watch me play," Korutz said. "The football's second to none. I think out of 16 years they've been to 14 bowl games. That's unbelievably awesome and it's a great opportunity to be a part of a tradition like that, especially with a team that plays such hard-nosed football."
Defensive line coach Ben Albert and defensive coordinator/area recruiter Don Brown were key figures in recruiting Korutz for the Eagles' staff.
"Great guys. Great guys," he repeated for emphasis. "That was a big determining factor in choosing Boston College … liking the coaching staff. It's all about the people, I feel. If you don't like the coaching staff that's probably not a place you want to go.
"At Boston College they're honest people and they tell you like it is. They're hard-working guys and hard-nosed people. That's really what I liked about them."
The BC coaches went in-depth with Korutz in explaining why they offered and valued him as a prospect.
"In my film you see me playing standup defensive end," Korutz said. "Almost like an outside linebacker-type deal. Obviously the coaching staff saw my size and they saw me playing tight end and playing that standup defensive end (position). They saw I can move around and run outside, and when you combine that with my size you can see that's pretty good for a defensive tackle. So it was my speed and strength combination inside. That's what they liked about me."
Justin Rowland
EagleAction.com Recruiting Analyst
EagleAction.com had an in-depth, wide-reaching conversation with new BC commitment Adam Korutz shortly after breaking the news of his verbal.
Korutz seems confident in his choice.
It was big news for a program in need of a defensive tackle or two, even after signing Ray Smith from the Class of 2015. Korutz, a 6-foot-3 defensive tackle who checked in on his latest BC visit in the 275-280 pound range, may have been under the radar, but that doesn't mean he was unknown.
He also had offers from Northwestern, Syracuse, Ivy League schools (or the closest to scholarships they offer) and others. And it's not as though all of this happened recently.
"It all started my sophomore year," Korutz said. "I got invited to come up for a BC football camp. I got up there, I saw the place, I ran around a bit and had a great camp. But I hadn't heard anything after that. My junior year came and I had a great junior year and great highlight film. Then, BC came into the mix. After Northwestern offered me and Army offered me, Boston College came and offered me."
Korutz said that was about a month ago - "May 10 or something like that," he said of the BC offer.
"Obviously I was blown away," he added.
So he visited BC for the second time this past weekend.
"I saw the place, met with the coaches, talked to the coaches and everything was great," Korutz explained. "I had visited Northwestern and West Point and those were my top three schools - Northwestern, West Point and Boston College. After I visited Boston College I kind of weighed all my options … the pros and cons-type deal. I just felt like Boston College was the right place for me with their academics. They have a great academic program."
But Northwestern and Army are also prestigious institutions, so there were other factors.
"They're about four hours away from home so my parents could come and watch me play," Korutz said. "The football's second to none. I think out of 16 years they've been to 14 bowl games. That's unbelievably awesome and it's a great opportunity to be a part of a tradition like that, especially with a team that plays such hard-nosed football."
Defensive line coach Ben Albert and defensive coordinator/area recruiter Don Brown were key figures in recruiting Korutz for the Eagles' staff.
"Great guys. Great guys," he repeated for emphasis. "That was a big determining factor in choosing Boston College … liking the coaching staff. It's all about the people, I feel. If you don't like the coaching staff that's probably not a place you want to go.
"At Boston College they're honest people and they tell you like it is. They're hard-working guys and hard-nosed people. That's really what I liked about them."
The BC coaches went in-depth with Korutz in explaining why they offered and valued him as a prospect.
"In my film you see me playing standup defensive end," Korutz said. "Almost like an outside linebacker-type deal. Obviously the coaching staff saw my size and they saw me playing tight end and playing that standup defensive end (position). They saw I can move around and run outside, and when you combine that with my size you can see that's pretty good for a defensive tackle. So it was my speed and strength combination inside. That's what they liked about me."
