Northwestern leads for RB
Libertyville (Ill.) Carmel running back Jim Potempa recently took a trip to Northwestern for their junior day. The 5-foot-8, 180-pounder was very impressed by his visit and that has resulted in the Wildcats becoming his early leader.
"I like Northwestern a lot," he said. "I especially liked the coaches including my recruiter coach Johns. I went a couple weeks ago and basically just talked to them about the school and I got to go to a basketball game. I think I'm planning to head back there for summer camp."
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Other schools showing interest in Potempa include Boston College, Tennessee, Illinois, North Carolina and Iowa. What is he looking for out of a school?
"I just want to go somewhere I can play football and get good academics," he said. "I don't care about distance I can play near or far because it doesn't matter to me."
The running back prospect ran for 975 yards and 12 touchdowns as a junior. It was a slight drop off from his solid sophomore year.
"I didn't get quite as many touches last year because we spread the ball around more and I had to share the load with two other running backs and a running quarterback," he said. "Despite not getting as many carries, I did have a better yards per carry average."
Potempa was still named all-area, all-conference and academic all-state as a junior.
Currently he has no combines or camps scheduled, but maintained he plans to head to a lot of camps this summer.