Kottman also had an offer from Rice and interest from Air Force. Boise State said they wanted to eventually offer him, but Kottman didn't want to wait.
"Boise said they wanted to work toward an offer, but I didn't feel like waiting around and watching San Diego State fill up and then have nowhere to go," Kottman said.
Kottman burst on the scene in 2010 in his first season on the varsity team when he stepped in for departed Under Armour All-American Taylor Bible, who is now a defensive tackle at Texas.
"I came in and I knew I had some big shoes to fill because Taylor Bible was an All-American and I tried to just meet the coaches' expectations of me," he said.
Kottman racked up 107 tackles while facing constant double-teams and led Guyer with 11 sacks and 26 tackles behind the line of scrimmage while forcing two fumbles. He helped lead Guyer to its first appearance in the Class 5A Division II state championship game, where the Wildcats were beaten by Cibolo Steele.
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