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Prep football: Cottonwood's Kaufusi commits to Cal

you'll have Martinez and Havili vs. Kaufusi and Sofele.

Kinda like a little Cottonwood All Star game on the west coast.

That schoo; and area are loaded with people that don't like to conform. That school only contends about 25% of the time, so I hope you made a decision you will enjoy.

what minor legal issues would cause the U to pull the offer?

Kyle W. - what's with the anger? He's a kid who decided he wanted to go somewhere else for his college education. And that somewhere else happens to be an elite academic university at a BCS conference school in one of the most diverse and interesting areas in the country. He is under no obligation to you or anyone else in the state of Utah. He is, I assume, trying to do what's best for himself as a student, athlete and person.

Cal is 1000 times a better school than Utah... so don't even go there people... Much nicer place also.... there's more to life than football.... and no Utah should not be National Champs

congrats that is ine of the best schools in the pac 10 I hope you suceed there

go bears! we'll love you at cal, kaufusi. don't mind the haters on this board. we have an excellent program, a class-act coach, and we will be on top next year.

Cal hasn't competed in any major sport in many years. Yeah, and I'm sure Kaufusi is going there for the weather and the "more to life."

Cal is the bottom-feeder of the PAC 10.

You guys act like football is the only factor in going to a college. Also, no one looks at Utah as a good football (whether or not they should).

How could anybody leave the state for an out-of-state school? Utah and BYU are the best schools for our Utah players. A law should be passed to not allow state players to go play at out-of-state schools. We Utah taxpayers have paid for their football development in middle school and high school, so they should have a commitment to our state. This is just ridiculous that we are losing these guys. Go BYU! Go Utah! We're the best and we know it!

People do now...

Most won't get your humor, but I like it.

Then maybe the Y and the U should only recruit instate if those were the crazy rules. If my Son has a choice between Cal and Utah he is going to Cal for academics alone and if Sports get him in then great for him. Its what you do after college that matters in life as most these boys will never play beyond the College Level. Get that Good cal diploma and have a Nice life Boys. Maybe BYU and Utah should not just expect these players to stay in Utah and not work as hard as the out of state schools to get them.

don't be so blue ute fans.
No one in cali and tx is complaining about the athletes who play for utah.

20 nobel prize winners, number one ranked public university in the world, more than 30 undergrad/grad program ranked in top five, 60 wins over past seven years, plus cultural diversity.

A no brainer ...GO BEARS!

Congrats Keni

So many judges, and so little jury.

I say good on the kid, now go and prove the naysayers wrong.

There was NEVER any question about your athletic talent Keni. Now it's time to show you're a man OFF the field.

I, for one, think you can.

Go play for a real school in a real conference good luck.

He IS going to play for a REAL school in a REAL conference.

As a Utah native I am happy for the success of both BYU & the UofU of late. That being said, if Keni was my kid there is no way in 'heck' I'd support or approve of his going to the U. The A.D. at the UofU is 'in my opinion' less than trustworthy, makes decisions based on how it will improve the forward movement of his own personal agenda. I can only hope he gets his dream job at Notre Dame and leaves us to find someone who truly cares about those he was hired to take care of and advocate for - the student athletes. Dear Dr. Hill - what goes around comes around. Karma is a powerful thing.

Not minor legal trouble-Pulling a gun in a drive thru while intoxicated is not minor. Do a little research-this newspaper wrote a story about it as did the trib. I hope for his sake he got his act together. Although Cal is probably a good place for him. Oh by the way-cal is not an elite academic school-at least not for it's football program. I have the stats right here in front of me. They only graduate about 59% of their students. Hardly and "elite" academic program.

seems like there are graduation issues as well as not being elligible like for the rose bowl. too bad the high school or the kids don't get things in order. seems like lot of athletes don't graduate there. i think utah just didn't want another kid to deal with that is in the system and hasn't graduated.