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Utah Utes football: National signing day, U. verbal commits

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By Brandon Gurney, Deseret News

Published: Friday, Jan. 27 2012 6:03 p.m. MST

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Junior Salt, Mount San Antonio junior college, Walnut, Calif.; 6-3, 340, OL; Salt originally committed to Florida, but switched to Utah following an official visit. He's originally from Utah and will immediately compete for a spot on the team.

Reginald Porter, Amite High School, Amite, La.; 6-1, 190, DB; Porter chose Utah over Louisiana-Lafayette and Louisiana-Monroe. He'll likely play safety while at Utah.

Brian Allen, La Marque High School, La Marque, Texas; 6-4, 170, WR; Allen chose Utah over Nevada, North Texas and UTEP. His size it his biggest attribute and could allow him to compete immediately for a spot.

ReShawn Hooker, A.B. Miller High School, Fontana, Calif.; 6-2, 200, LB; Hooker chose to commit to Utah over such schools as Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado and UCLA. He's considered as a Stevenson Sylvester clone by Ute coaches and will play outside linebacker.

Jeremiah Valoaga, Channel Islands High School, Oxnard, Calif.; 6-7, 215, TE; Voloaga held offers from Idaho and Hawaii at the time of his commitment.

Marc Pouvave, Southwestern Community College, Chula Vista, Calif.; 6-5, 315, OL; Pouvave committed to Utah, choosing them over hometown favorite San Diego State.

Cedrick Poutasi, Desert Pines High School, Las Vegas, Nev.; 6-5, 322, OL; Poutasi is a four-star prospect who held offers from almost every Pac-12 school along with some Big-12 schools. He headlines what looks to be a very impressive offensive line class for the Utes.

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Otis Spurlock
Ogden, UT

Welcome to Utah, new recruits! Welcome to the Conference of Champions. You are now being coached by the best and in an elite BCS Conference.

Coach Whittingham will make you faster, stronger and smarter. You have made an excellent

  • 7:16 p.m. Jan. 27, 2012
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CO Ute
PARKER, CO

Great looking class right now with some possible additions on signing day. Also possible to have at least one big name commit change their mind. Let's let the dust settle and then look at the final product before making too many comments.

  • 7:20 p.m. Jan. 27, 2012
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Qwest Perfected
Salt Lake City, UT

I'm excited about the potential of the Utes recruiting class but as has already been mentioned, there are a lot of things that can change between now and Wednesday. I know there are a few big names that could still swing our way but some could More..

  • 11:48 p.m. Jan. 27, 2012
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