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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. Read more: http://www.dentonrc.com/sports/high-schools/high-school-football-headlines/20110617-football-kottman-commits-to-aztecs.ece

Dan Kottmann, a former Guyer standout defensive tackle who spend two seasons at San Diego State, confirmed late Thursday night that he is planning to enroll at UNT in the next few days and will likely participate in spring practice. read more: http://meangreenblog.dentonrc.com/2014/01/former-guyer-standout-plans-to-enroll-at-unt-will-be-updated.html/

San Diego State defensive tackle Dan Kottman has decided to leave the program. The 6-foot-1, 245-pound sophomore, was one of only three true freshmen who played for SDSU last year. He played in eight games, and would have been the primary backup behind Sam Meredith this year if he hadn't injured his shoulder. Kottman had shoulder surgery in the spring to repair two tears and a torn right labrum and rotator cuff. It was a major surgery that set Kottman back about six months. But his season came to an end when he had to have surgery on the shoulder again in October to clean up scar tissue. read more: http://m.utsandiego.com/news/2013/Nov/02/aztecs-dan-kottman-transfer-defensive-tackle/

The Guyer coaches believe his work ethic is unmatched and he is often mentioned in the same breath as former standout Taylor Bible’ now at Texas. Kottman has verbally committed to San Diego State.””If he were three inches taller’ he’d be getting offers from everyone’” said Guyer head coach John Walsh of Kottman’ who is six-feet-one-inch and 248 pounds. “He doesn’t have the prototypical height’ but he is the strongest kid in our program and the strongest kid I’ve ever had in the program.”‘Strongest by far’ actually. ”His power clean is an amazing 350 pounds’ which equates to grabbing a man of the same weight by his belt loop and hurling him across the field. He can bench press over 300 pounds and maxes out on squats at 575. Walsh said Kottman did a backflip while standing still during a visit from college scouts. ””He’s a freak’ plain and simple’” Walsh added. “He has a motor that is unmatched and teams have to commit two or three guys on him every game.””It hasn’t come easy’ Kottman said. When he was younger’ he and his brother Brad — another former Guyer standout who now pitches for Rice — were pretty small. - See more at: http://allenpub.com/kottman-sets-tone-for-guyer-defense/#sthash.pBRRO84n.dpuf

It’s 4th down and 13 with just 25 seconds remaining in regulation. Longview High (TX) is poised to pin the Denton Guyer (TX) squad deep in their own end and set up a Longview vs. Cibolo Steele (TX) battle for Texas 5A Division 2 State Championship. A moment of hesitation by the Punter and an oncoming freight train in the form of DT Dan Kottman however, changed everything. Kottman blocked the Punt leading to a recovery by Kamrhan Jones at the Longview 15 yard line. Denton went on to drive for a last second TD and kicked the PAT to secure a 28-27 come from behind victory and a place in the State Championship. Players make plays. Listed at 6’1 255lbs Dan Kottman anchored a stingy run defense for his Denton squad and wrecked havoc on opposing Offensive lines from his Defensive Tackle spot. Although Kottman enjoyed great success playing DT in High School his 4.68 speed will most likely afford him the opportunity to make better use of his pass rush skills and foot speed via a Linebacker role. As a ’12 signee for Coach Rocky Long and the San Diego State Aztecs the comparisons to recent Aztec great Miles Burris are not unexpected. Similar to Burris it appears Kottman has the ability to maintain an eye towards the ball while shedding and/or avoiding would be blockers. There’s an explosiveness to his tackling form and his speed/strength combination could force Coach Long and staff to find early playing time for the Freshman. Most notable from game film is how quick Kottman is off the snap. Larger blockers struggle coping with his quick first step and foot speed, and smaller more agile blockers struggle combating his strength. When asked as to a preferred position within the Aztecs 3-3-5- scheme Kottman replied ” I am not exactly sure as to the position, (but) I will be ready to perform in whatever spot they see fit for me”. Expect that opportunity “to perform” early in the ’12 season. read more: http://socalrecruitspot.wordpress.com/2012/04/24/dan-kottman-tip-of-the-spear/