"I tell all of our kids that are being recruited, 'Anybody you talk to — I don't care if it's a junior college, Snow College or whoever — if a coach calls and shows interest, you let them all know if you haven't made a decision that you appreciate it,'" Peck said. "We're kind and considerate to everybody that walks through our doors because we don't want to burn any bridges with anybody.

"And like I tell them," Peck added, "'If you're gonna make a commitment before your senior year, be sure that's where you want to go,' because I don't want to get caught up in our kids getting early offers and committing, and then pulling out of those commitments. To me, you're only as good as your word."

That advice has been apt for Filiaga, who said he won't commit until late December or early January.

Whether he gets any additional offers also remains to be seen. According to Filiaga, LSU offensive coordinator Gary Crowton recently called and has started to recruit the Bingham star as a fullback.

Asked whether BYU was his favorite right now, Filiaga responded, "They're a really good program, and I'm liking them a lot, but I can't say they're my favorite because it's kind of hard to compare what they've got compared to other colleges because they do other things. I really like BYU, but they're not my favorite. But I really like them."

Filiaga said there isn't a favorite right now.

"The colleges that have offered me are showing me a lot of respect and (are) honoring me, and I'm really humble to accept that," he said. "So I can't choose one over the other (right now) because they're doing all the same thing for me."

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