On Monday, he was the 12th man. By Tuesday, he was THE man.
Adam Pittser of Richmond, Ill., is the surprise story so far this week at the Elite 11 quarterback competition, a four-day football camp that showcases 11 hot quarterback prospects - plus one lesser-known prospect - from around the country. The camp kicked off Monday at Soka University.
Pittser was that lesser-known prospect, selected as the 12th man to the camp, but his strong arm and pinpoint accuracy could snatch camp MVP honors from highly-regarded Florida commit Jeff Driskel.
Adam Pittser, from Richmond (Ill.) Burton, has offers from Ball State, Central Michigan, Western Michigan and Illinois State but things could pick up dramatically after his Elite 11 performance.
Pittser, a 6-foot-1, 200-pound prospect, runs a wing-T offense in high school so he doesn't have big stats or an overly impressive highlight film but after his showing here things could take off. He finished second in the MVP running to Driskel and was one of the more polished quarterbacks all week.
"You have a wing-T kid with three 1,000-yard rushers on his team and I played the wing-T in high school so I feel his pain where sometimes you throw eight times a game and that's on third down and you run the waggle," James said.
"For a kid who throws the ball maybe 60 times a year to come out here in shorts and a t-shirt and to come to some of these events, that's what's so great about the Elite 11, you see kids from all over. You're going to know your five-star kids, you're going to know your four-star kids. To find a kid like Adam, who no one knew about, that's special."
No matter what, prospects fall through the cracks every year for a number of reasons.
Some might be from a school that's off the beaten path. Some may not have enough game film. The latter is the case for quarterback Adam Pittser (Richmond, Ill./Richmond Burton).
This past Saturday, in Chicago at the Under Armour combine, Pittser blew away the competition and the Under Armour coaching staff with his performance.
"I have a quote for you," Under Armour quarterbacks coach Gene Dahlquist said. "If Adam Pittser isn't a major [FBS] quarterback, than I don't know what I've been doing in this business."
"I called my contacts at Texas and told them that they needed to take a look at this young man," Dahlquist said. "There's no doubt in my mind that [Pittser] could play at Texas or any other major FBS program."
ESPN Rise article on Pittser:
It's an 11-week recruiting diary through his December verbal to Wyoming. Interesting read.
http://rise.espn.go.com/football/articles/2010/09/3-Adam-Pittser-diary-1.aspx
Why do I get the "grasping at straws" feeling every time a new QB prospect... that doesn't even have CU as a possible... is added to the board? :huh:
Sorry, the last 5 years keeps creeping into my head. :huh:
These camps all occurred last summer so the word was out, yet his offer list is still what it is. Curious given the accolades. The last thing mentioned on the yahoo.rivals tape at the 4:14 mark was he could do everything that QB guru Coach Johnson asked of him. Johnson is Nick Hirschman's QB guru.
Would rather have Awini
For some reason, that does not surprise me...I can't believe none of the other sickos on this board have razzed you about that. That will certainly end up as someone's quote.
For some reason, that does not surprise me...I can't believe none of the other sickos on this board have razzed you about that. That will certainly end up as someone's quote.