On the Recruiting Trail: Utah

The Sugar Bowl win in the 2008 seasn can be traced back to the 2004 season when Utah also went undefeated and won a BCS bowl game. The benefits of winning the Fiesta Bowl would take a few years to show, and it did last year with the 13-0 season. The Sugar Bowl win may not sway top notch recruits this year, but it should turn more high profile recruits to Utah and it gives the Utes a chance to compete with any school in the West, with exception of USC. However, still being in the Mountain West has its draw backs, because the Utes or anyone in this league is guaranteed at the big boy table in the BCS.

This year alone Utah has swayed quarterback Jordan Wynn who verbally committed Colorado to Utah, they have signed the number rated junior college player in the nation in James Aiono, also the Utes are close to signing two ESPNU top 150 prospects. The Utah class is looking to be one of the strongest in years, and soon the Utes will try to not dip after a very successful year. Back in 2005 the Utes still went to a bowl game but were 8-5, with the recent success Utah will want to contend every year for a conference title and a BCS run.

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Kapua Sai	OG	6-5	322	Saint Louis School (HI)	OG #13
Siosaia Tuipulotu	DT	6-2	285	Trinity H.S. (TX)	DT #40
Percy Taumoelau	OT	6-5	305	Cottonwood H.S. (UT)	OT #51
Jordan Wynn	QB	6-2	175	Oceanside H.S. (CA)	QB #41
Chris Washington	S	6-2	195	Northridge H.S. (UT)	S #93
Latu Heimuli	DT	6-3	296	Highland H.S. (UT)	DT #58
L.T. Filiaga	ILB	5-11	231	Bingham H.S. (UT)	ILB #39
Jarrad Stewart	S	5-10	176	Pearland H.S. (TX)	S #148
Vyncent Jones	OG	6-4	285	Jordan H.S. (UT)	OG #135
Beau Burton	RB	5-11	204	Saguaro H.S. (AZ)	RB #135
Eric Dago	OLB	6-3	210	Westside H.S. (TX)	OLB #129
Jeremiah Tofaeono	OG	6-5	320	Cheyenne H.S. (NV)	OG #182
Colby Goodwin	TE	6-5	202	Cy-Fair H.S. (TX)	TE #108
Craig Payne	DT	6-4	287	Ontario H.S. (CA)
C.J. Porter	WR	6-0	180	Concord H.S. (CA)
Jamal Smith	WR	6-2	180	Oxnard H.S. (CA)
Victor Spikes	S	6-1	195	Marshall H.S. (TX)
Jason Whittingham	ILB	6-2	220	Timpview H.S. (UT)

James Aiono	DE	6-2	270	Ephraim , UT	Snow College
Conroy Black	CB	6-1	180	Miramar, FL	Fullerton College

Ray Magee	WR	6-3	220	Valencia, CA	Fullerton College
Antoine Smithson	WR	6-2	210	Baltimore, MD	East Los Angeles College

Signed

Terrance Cain	QB	6-1	190	Houston, TX	Blinn College
Maxwell Lacy	CB	6-3	210	Los Angeles, CA	Compton Community College

Kamaron Yancy

CB

5-11

190

Los Angeles, CA

Pierce College

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