Corwin Cutler attended Indian River (Chesapeake) before transferring to Ocean Lakes (Virginia Beach, VA) before the start of his junior year.  Cutler, nicknamed "Turtle," arrived just four days before the start of preseason practice but was able to claim the starting quarterback spot in a short amount of time.

"[Cutler] came in and competed for the quarterback spot against a senior.  He did a great job of keeping his composure when playing against Dinwiddie and Bethel in the preseason," Ocean Lakes head coach Chris Scott said.  "He did some good things.  The thing that impressed me most was how he responded when he threw an interception.  It was against Dinwiddie when he threw his first interception, and he takes off and crushes the guy who made the interception.  He knocked the chin strap off the guy.  He was upset.  That was kind of impressive."