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Indiana landed one of its highest-profile transfers in recent years with the addition of former Rivals150 prospect and four-star quarterback Jack Tuttle on Monday.
Tuttle joins the Hoosiers after spend one season at Utah, where he did not play any snaps this fall. Thus, the most recent film available is what can be found from games and camps that took place during his time at San Marcos (Calif.) Mission Hills.
For additional insight on the newest addition to IU's quarterback room, TheHoosier.com spoke with Rivals National Analyst Adam Gorney, who is based in California and saw Tuttle several times during his prep career. Those questions and answers are transcribed below.
TheHoosier.com (TH): A 5.9 Rivals rank for Jack Tuttle. What type of prospect is that exactly?
Adam Gorney (AG): "A very talented kid. A very smart kid. I think that's the thing that stands out most about him. Being a quarterback and running that offense when he went to Utah, I thought he was definitely in the running for the starting job there. Thought he was a kid who could really emerge at a Pac-12 program that needed a quarterback to step in and play. Big-time arm, can make all the throws. (Former 3-star wide receiver) Chris Olave was on his team, he's at Ohio State now, so they had a really, really good connection.
"As his recruitment continued, USC was trying to feel him late. This is was before J.T. Daniels had decided to skip his senior year of high school. USC was trying to get involved late and he stayed with Utah. He had a long-standing relationship with those coaches, he thought he could go in there and run that offense really well. That did not pan out the way he had planned or anybody had planned.
"But in terms of a prospect, definitely one of the best quarterbacks in the West that recruiting cycle and arguably one of the best quarterbacks in the country that recruiting cycle, just from his intelligence, the way he can run an offense and the way he can deliver a ball all over the field."
