Texas Athlete Confirms Utah Commitment
Cole Loftin almost got it right.
The Texas high school quarterback, running back and safety committed to play football for the University of Utah in early August, but since then rumors have swirled that the 6-foot, 185-pound Loftin was re-thinking his pledge and listening to offers from other schools.
"I am a Ute, yes sir," Loftin told The Recruiting Trail on Tuesday night.
Not exactly "I am a Utah man, sir," as spelled out in the school's fight song, but close enough.
Loftin said he talks to Utah assistant coach Aaron Alford once a week and is as committed to the Utes as he was back in August.
"I will be signing with Utah in February," he said. "Nothing has changed."
The senior said he is having an excellent season for the Aledo Bearcats, who are 3-0 heading into this weekend's game against No. 2-ranked Stevenville. Loftin, a versatile speedster who lines up all over the field, has rushed 29 times for 328 yards and five touchdowns and caught six passes for 131 yards.
Utah is recruiting him to play receiver, Loftin said, noting he has 4.5 speed in the 40.
He's also bright, with a reported 3.8 grade point average.
He is following the Utes' roller-coaster season closely, he said, and was as shocked as anyone when they lost 27-0 to UNLV last week after blowing out UCLA.
"They will be fine," he said. "A lot can change in a week, let alone a year."
Perhaps the reason that Loftin's Utah commitment has been questioned so much, he surmised, is that neither of the two major recruiting Web sites -- scout.com and rivals.com -- have him on their lists of Utah commits.
The Texas high school quarterback, running back and safety committed to play football for the University of Utah in early August, but since then rumors have swirled that the 6-foot, 185-pound Loftin was re-thinking his pledge and listening to offers from other schools.
"I am a Ute, yes sir," Loftin told The Recruiting Trail on Tuesday night.
Not exactly "I am a Utah man, sir," as spelled out in the school's fight song, but close enough.
Loftin said he talks to Utah assistant coach Aaron Alford once a week and is as committed to the Utes as he was back in August.
"I will be signing with Utah in February," he said. "Nothing has changed."
The senior said he is having an excellent season for the Aledo Bearcats, who are 3-0 heading into this weekend's game against No. 2-ranked Stevenville. Loftin, a versatile speedster who lines up all over the field, has rushed 29 times for 328 yards and five touchdowns and caught six passes for 131 yards.
Utah is recruiting him to play receiver, Loftin said, noting he has 4.5 speed in the 40.
He's also bright, with a reported 3.8 grade point average.
He is following the Utes' roller-coaster season closely, he said, and was as shocked as anyone when they lost 27-0 to UNLV last week after blowing out UCLA.
"They will be fine," he said. "A lot can change in a week, let alone a year."
Perhaps the reason that Loftin's Utah commitment has been questioned so much, he surmised, is that neither of the two major recruiting Web sites -- scout.com and rivals.com -- have him on their lists of Utah commits.
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