Vienna has never attracted much publicity outside of their annual “Big Pig Jig” barbecue-cooking contest held every November.

Aside from what is considered as the Southeast’s largest as well as Georgia’s oldest barbecue cooking showdown, this quiet little town just shy of 3,000 people isn’t used to getting very much attention.

But things have begun to change in the otherwise sleepy South Georgia town after Montravius Adams, one of the state’s hottest prospects in the 2013 class, exploded onto the scene this past fall with a dominant junior season in which he recorded 84 total tackles, 45 of which were for a loss, and 10 sacks.

MONTRAVIUS ADAMS

Now, college coaches from across the country are beginning to visit Vienna with the hopes of landing a commitment from the Dooly County High School star.

“He’s a little overwhelmed now by all the attention that he’s gotten in our small little town,” Jimmy Hughes, the head varsity football coach at Dooly County High School told the Red & Black. “It’s just a small little place where we live down here and he’s brought a lot of coaches into our school in the last few weeks who have come by to see us.”

A rather unheralded recruit headed into the year, Adams — a 6-foot-4, 285-pound, defensive tackle prospect — was recently named as one of the state’s first five-star prospects in the 2013 recruiting class after his impressive junior season.

“His take-off, off the line of scrimmage is probably his biggest attribute,” Hughes said. “He’s very quick off the ball and runs to the football extremely well. He’s a real good pass rusher, and he just plays extremely hard. ”

Adams picked up his first early scholarship offer from Clemson late last summer, and Georgia followed suit early in the fall.

In total, Adams has collected eight early scholarship offers, with Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Kentucky, Miami and Michigan State rounding out the group vying for the explosive defensive tackle’s commitment.

Over the past few months, Adams has grown fond of Bulldogs recruiting coordinator and defensive line coach Rodney Garner.

The two first met at a camp in Athens this past summer, and have been in contact ever since.

Adams has been speaking with Garner and seeking out information not only about the football program but about the University as well.

For Adams, receiving an education is what is of utmost importance and Garner has been filling him in on the various academic programs that would be available if he elects to play at Georgia.

“Mostly we talk about education, because you got to have a back up plan besides football,” Adams told the Red & Black. “Mostly it’s education, but then we’ll talk football. I know football will always be there, so I look at the education, because the education will go a long way.”

And Hughes believes that Georgia’s combined success of excellence on the field as well as in the classroom will play favorably to his standout defensive tackle.

“He’s looking for a good school that has a tradition of winning and of graduating kids. As far as that goes, that’s a plus for Georgia because they’ve done a pretty good job of graduating their kids and getting kids to the next level,” Hughes said.

With his interest piqued by Garner, Adams scheduled an unofficial visit to Athens on March 3 and will be looking at every aspect the University has to offer.

“I’m going to be looking at everything — immediate playing time, academic programs, and the bonds that I form with the coaches,” Adams said.

With about 20 different major Division I programs showing interest in Adams, it has been hard for him to narrow down his offers and determine favorites.

He has only just begun to look at the opportunities available to him from different schools.

“I’m interested in everybody that comes by — I want to see what everybody has to offer,” Adams said.

Despite his scheduled visit and interest in Georgia, Bulldog fans shouldn’t hold their breath waiting for a commitment to come any time soon.

Hughes suspects that Adams won’t be ready to commit to a school for some time.

“We really haven’t set that time frame — that’s something that we haven’t had a whole lot of conversation about,” Hughes said. “First off, we have to narrow things down. We’re still receiving offers, it seems like on a daily basis we get a new offer from somebody.”