“I’ve never been a really big UConn guy, and B.C. came to me first. That was big for me,” he said. “I’m right in UConn’s backyard and seeing them not really (pursue) me, kind of bothered me a little bit.”
UConn didn’t even get into the chase until after the Class LL state championship game at Rentschler Field in December. Prior to that, it appeared Outlow had his heart set on the University of Florida, which also offered him a scholarship.
“They were thinking about me playing possibly in my junior year, and I understand that,” Outlow said. “At Florida or Ohio State, there will be guys ahead of you that you have to compete against.”
Outlow wanted to come in and make “an instant impact.”
“B.C. offered that,” he said. “They said, ‘Here you go, this can be your team, you can be the spearhead of the class and the man (Boston College) rotates the offense around.”
“This commitment is really solid,” Outlow said. “I’ve been talking to my family, they love it and I really love it. I felt that whatever decision I made I had to be comfortable with, because I’m the one who has to live there.”
However, Outlow added he will keep his options open.
“I made the commitment of where I’m going to go and where I think my future will end up,” he said, “and I’m a man of my word.”