Red roundup: Ute recruit too old for high school

By Dirk Facer, Deseret News

Published: Tuesday, Aug. 30 2011 10:34 a.m. MDT

Summary

Utah recruit Justin Thomas won't be playing high school football anymore. Turns out the defensive back from West Orange-Stark (Texas) is too old to do so.

Utah recruit Justin Thomas won't be playing high school football anymore. Turns out the defensive back from West Orange-Stark (Texas) is too old to do so. Thomas will, however, complete course work early and plans to enroll at the U. this spring.

Former Utah receiver Steve Smith and ex-Ute assistant coach Fred Graves, who are now with the NFL's Carolina Panthers, are profiled in a recent story by the Charlotte Observer.

— The San Jose Mercury News has an in-depth talk with Pac-12 Enterprises chief Gary Stevenson.

— A quick look at Pac-12 football by USA Today and the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

— Check out the latest Utah interviews on flagship station ESPN 700.

— KSL.com's Robert Jackson has put together a scouting report on Montana State.

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byronbca

Salt Lake City, UT

Re truecoug1:

Are you really unaware that the Pac 12 just signed the biggest NATIONAL TV contract in NCAA sports history and that it doesn't go into affect until next year? Or are you just pretending ignorance so your joke makes sense?
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4:26 p.m. Aug. 30, 2011
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StGtoSLC

SALT LAKE CITY, UT

It's a shame somebody has to go through something like this so publicly so that a bunch of hypocritical fans from another school can attack him like this. Fortunately, probably a year from now most people will have forgotten about this because his More..

7:04 p.m. Aug. 30, 2011
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Mormon Ute

Kaysville, UT

Duckhunter,

Of course you don't believe him or his coach. As we've all learned on these comment boards you believe you know better than just about anybody about just about anything. You're wrong about the missionary age. Any kid who More..

3:09 p.m. Aug. 30, 2011
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