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Boston College got some big news on Saturday when weakside defensive end Zach Allen switched his commitment from Northwestern to Boston College
Connecticut Gatorade Player of the Year Zach Allen of New Canaan just de-commuted from Northwestern and committed to Boston College. #cthsfb
— Dave Ruden (@DaveRuden) January 31, 2015
Allen was considered a major loss when he committed to Northwestern last January. According to Rivals he is the 4th ranked recruit in Connecticut, but as noted before, he was named the Connecticut Gatorade Players of the Year this season. The 6'5 242lb Allen chose the Eagles over Northwestern, Connecticut, Cornell, Fordham, Harvard, UMass, Pittsburgh, Princeton, Rutgers, Syracuse, UCLA, and UVA. He also had a planned visit to Penn State planned, but according to Dave Ruden he cancelled that as well.
You can check out Zach's HUDL highlights below:
It'll be interesting to see if Steve Addazio is able to grab any more last minute recruits. He may have some spots open up if any of his offensive recruits decide to reopen their recruitment due to the loss of offensive coordinator Ryan Day. Of course if we hear any news we will report it. Welcome to the Heights Zach!
Boston College Football Recruiting Class of 2015
1. OT Anthony Palazzolo (Fairfield, Conn.) - 6-6, 302 lbs., ***
Offers: Boston College, Connecticut, Pittsburgh
2. OG Chris Lindstrom (Dudley, Mass.) - 6-5, 240 lbs., ***
Offers: Boston College, Old Dominion
3. DB Lukas Denis (Everett, Mass.) - 5-11, 170 lbs., **
Offers: Boston College, Holy Cross, Massachusetts
4. OT John Phillips (Syracuse, N.Y.) - 6-6, 245 lbs., **
Offers: Boston College
5. OT Aaron Monteiro (Brockton, Mass.) - 6-6, 308 lbs., ***
Offers: Boston College, Connecticut, Iowa, Massachusetts
6. RB Jordan Gowins (Melville, N.Y.) - 6-0, 200 lbs., **
Offers: Boston College, Stony Brook, Toledo
7. TE Jake Burt (Lynnfield, Mass.) - 6-5, 230 lbs., ***
Offers: Boston College, Virginia
8. ATH Ben Glines (Cincinnati, Ohio) - 6-1, 190 lbs., ***
Offers: Boston College, Akron, Toledo, Western Michigan
9. OG Wyatt Knopfke (Sarasota, Fla.) - 6-2, 288 lbs., ***
Offers: Boston College, Kentucky, Miami Hurricanes
10. RB Sharrieff Grice (West Hartford, Conn.) - 6-1, 200 lbs., **
Offers: Boston College, Albany, Fordham, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rutgers
11. DUAL Elijah Robinson (Montclair, N.J.) - 6-2, 185 lbs., ***
Offers: Boston College, Air Force, Army, Cincinnati, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Michigan State, Navy, Nebraska, Rutgers, Temple, Virginia
12. ATH William Harris (Wallingford, Conn.) - 6-2, 205 lbs., ***
Offers: Boston College, Connecticut, Old Dominion, Syracuse
13. ATH Michael Walker (Naples, Fla.) - 5-11, 179 lbs., **
Offers: Boston College, Arkansas State, Arizona, Florida International, Georgia Southern, Holy Cross
14. WR Chase Pankey (Cincinnati, Ohio) - 6-1, 191 lbs., ***
Offers: Boston College, Ball State, Marshall
15. TE Chris Garrison (Groton, Mass.) - 6-4, 215 lbs., ***
Offers: Boston College, Connecticut, Duke, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Syracuse
16. WR Mehdi El Attrach (Lake Nona, Fla.) - 6-1, 185 lbs., **
Offers: Boston College, Syracuse, Duke, Wake Forest, Louisville, Rutgers, Northwestern, Southern Mississippi, Massachusetts, East Carolina, Florida International, Bowling Green, Western Kentucky, Western Michigan, Memphis, South Alabama, Vanderbilt
17. S Davon Jones (Shrewsbury, Mass.) - 6-1, 180 lbs., **
Offers: Boston College, Coastal Carolina
18. FB Jimmy Martin (Maitland, Fla.) - 5-11, 204 lbs., ***
Offers: Boston College, Cincinnati, Duke, Florida International, Eastern Illinois, South Alabama, South Florida, Western Michigan
19. LB Tanner Karafa (Ashburn, Va.) - 6-2, 220 lbs., ***
Offers: Boston College, Charlotte, Harvard, James Madison, Kentucky, Virginia, Virginia Tech
20. DT Ray Smith (San Diego, Ca.) - 6-2, 270 lbs., **
Offers: Boston College, Air Force, Navy, San Diego State
21. CB Taj-Amir Torres (Amherst, Mass.) - 5-10, 175 lbs., NR
Offers: Boston College, Connecticut, Massachusetts
22. WR Nolan Borgersen (Washington, N.J.) - 6-1, 185 lbs., ***
Offers: Boston College, Buffalo, Central Florida, Harvard, Maine, Maryland, New Hampshire, Temple, Western Michigan, Yale
23. ATH/QB Jeff Smith (Clearwater, Fla.) - 6-1, 170 lbs., ***
Offers: Boston College, Akron, Army, Holy Cross, Iowa State Cyclones, Louisville, Wisconsin
24. DE Wyatt Ray (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) - 6-3, 230 lbs., ***
Offers: Boston College, Cincinnati, Florida International, Northern Illinois, Minnesota, Syracuse, Wake Forest
25. DE Zach Allen (New Canaan, CT) 6-4, 255 lbs, ***
Offers: Boston College, Pittsburgh, Syracuse, Rutgers, Connecticut, UCLA, Northwestern, UVA