Cooper Lutz decides to play with Commodores

Cooper Lutz has a new football home: Vanderbilt.

The Berks Catholic grad announced Tuesday on Twitter that he has committed to the Southeastern Conference school after leaving Syracuse. He announced in December he was entering his name into the NCAA transfer.

He will have two years of athletic eligibility with the Commodores.

Vanderbilt’s head coach is Clark Lea, a former Syracuse defensive coach. Justin Lustig, who was on Syracuse coach Dino Babers’ staff for four seasons, is the special teams coordinator at Vanderbilt.

Lutz spent four seasons at Syracuse.

He was a special teams captain and led the Orange in special teams tackles with nine last season but didn’t get many opportunities in the backfield. He was the recipient of the Syracuse Football Club’s Joe Szombathy Special Teams Award at the program’s end-of-season banquet.

Late last month former Wilson wide receiver Justin Weller announced his decision to finish his college football career at Long Island University. Weller spent five seasons at Penn State, appearing in 12 gamse.

Lutz was an All-State pick and selected for the Big 33 Classic while playing for the Saints. He rushed for 3,141 yards and scored 55 TDs.

Upon announcing his decision to leave Syracuse, Lutz wrote on Twitter that he will “hold all of the memories I have made” at Syracuse close.

“The Syracuse football program has truly developed me into a better player and helped me grow to become a better man,” he wrote. “I’m forever grateful for my teammates; you guys are like brothers to me and it was my greatest honor to be elected as a captain. Forever Orange.”