ADAMS TWP — Mars' football season ended weeks ago, but things are starting to heat up for Matt Detisch.

The 6-foot-6, 280-pound senior offensive tackle has fielded five offers to play at the next level.

“He's a kid (whose) best days are ahead of him,” Planets offensive line coach Dave Goodworth said. “With a frame that size, I think the sky is the limit for him.”

Throughout the course of the season, Detisch spent his Saturdays taking in games on college campuses. He went to Bucknell and Youngstown State, along with going to Penn State twice.

In late October, Virginia Military Institute, a Football Championship Subdivsion program in the Big South Conference, became the first program to offer Detisch a scholarship.

“I remember when I got that, I got home and I could not stop smiling all day,” Detisch said.

Last month, both Gannon — Detisch's father's alma mater — and Clarion offered. In the past week, Edinboro and Robert Morris have followed suit.

“The PSAC was recruiting me pretty heavily leading into my senior year,” Detisch said. “I had a lot of connections. Once I got that first one, the other ones started rolling in. It was pretty cool.”

Detisch has been under Goodworth's tutelage since deciding to give the sport another try as a sophomore.

Before that point, he hadn't played organized football since fourth grade, when he played at guard and nose tackle.

He didn't remember much about the intricacies of the trenches.

“From every game since I've started (when I was a) sophomore, I've gotten better,” Detisch said. “All the coaches that kept in touch with me my senior season, they all said every game I showed improvement.”

As a junior, Detisch was playing on varsity. He earned a second-team all-conference nod.

“When he came out as a sophomore, obviously he was a very big kid, but he was very raw,” Goodworth said. “Each year, he's grown taller, he's grown stronger, and his knowledge of the game has increased.”

Before this past season, Mars ditched the Wing-T in favor of a spread attack. Detisch went from starting each play with his hand on the ground, countering, and blocking down, to standing in a two-point stance and guarding the passer.

“He made that transition pretty well for us,” Goodworth said. “His pass-blocking skills really blossomed. I think most of the systems that he's going to see in college, that's what he's going to be doing at that level.”

Even with a young cast around him, the stout tackle stayed hopeful.

“It was bigger than what I thought it would be going into the season,” Detisch said. “I thought we were going to be cruising through games with the spread, but I didn't really know how long it really took to put in an offense. Just totally different compared to last year.”

Still, the change provided him an opportunity to show his ability at protecting the quarterback which, with the Planets throwing sparingly before, helps in his recruitment.

“Film is film,” Goodworth said. “When you're putting together your highlights, you're using Hudl and other electronic media to show what you're capable of. The film doesn't lie. When you put together your individual clips, that's something recruiters are going to take note of.”

Detisch expects more offers to roll in. He has until Feb. 5 to make his choice.

“Everyone always just says where they feel like home, so I'm going to have to pay a couple more visits through December and January and see what places I really like,” Detisch said.