Silicon Valley tech CEO, Flutie’s Boston College backup, takes on prep football coaching gig

LOS ALTOS — Mark Adams has a backstory unlike any other football coach in the Bay Area.

He played quarterback at Boston College, where he was a backup for program legend Doug Flutie. Their quarterback coach for a time was future New York Giants head coach Tom Coughlin.

Adams was on the sidelines for the famous “Hail Flutie” play that defeated defending national champion Miami on a last-second Hail Mary in 1984. BC finished the year ranked No. 4 in the country after defeating Houston in the Cotton Bowl...