Dirty Tricks: Boston College Assistant Contacts UConn Commit

UConn's first commitment for the Class of 2011 is Michael Nebrich. The 6'1" 190 pound quarterback out of Virginia was contacted by email from a Boston College coach.  The email ended from a coach with an email address BC.Edu.

The biggest question mark this leaves is that this coach for the Eagles made reference that Edsall and company aren't going to be around come January, when Nebrich plans to enroll at UConn to get a head start on classes.

They were attempting to get him to attend a one day skills camp up at Boston College, but Nebrich is committed to playing football for the UConn Huskies.

He called Coach Edsall and his staff to clarify what the BC coach was talking about and Edsall completely dismissed the claims made by Boston College.  Right now this is a big period in recruiting.

Before the season starts, colleges are trying to line up potential athletes for visits and tours of the campus.  This news is not what either school needs.  What a move on the part of Boston College to go after a UConn recruit like that.

It can't bode well for them.  It puts an interesting twist on linebacker Graham Stewart from Middletown, CT who attends Xavier High School.

Initially, his first choice was UConn.  Since he has attended skills camps and schools have seen him on film, his stock is through the roof.

Right now, Syracuse and Boston College are his leading schools, but that could change in an instance if Florida comes along and offers a scholarship.

Just like they did when Aaron Hernandez was entering his senior year at Bristol Central.

This contact with a UConn commitment is even more bizarre because he is from Virginia and has already given an Oral Commitment.  Does Boston College need a quarterback that bad?

Or maybe they see his potential and don't want him attending UConn.  Then again, even that makes little sense because BC is part of the ACC and UConn is part of the Big East.

It is all part of the recruiting game and there are all sorts of tactics being used these days.  This is far from the end of it.

Colleges will do whatever it takes to get the best players in the country to go to their universities.  That is quite clear in reference to this behind the back attempt of stealing a recruit away from another school.