About a month ago, Cottonwood linebacker Lynn Katoa -- one of the most sought after prep football players in state history -- told The Recruiting Trail that he had narrowed his college choices to Texas and Oklahoma after making an official campus visit to Norman and an unofficial trip to Austin.

Well, things have changed.

Katoa said Wednesday that he will make a few more trips before deciding. Some recruiting services list him as the sixth-best prep linebacker in the country.

"Oklahoma is still my leader. I like Oklahoma a lot," he said. "But I want to check out some other [schools] just to be sure."

The surprise entrant into the Katoa Sweepstakes is Colorado.

"I really like [Colorado coach] Dan Hawkins," Katoa said. "I think he's got something big going on there, something that is just starting."

Katoa said he will visit Colorado on Oct. 20. Having studied the Buffaloes' depth chart, he feels like he could play right away for the Big 12 school.

Which brings us to ... LSU.

The No. 1-ranked team in the country is also "pretty low on linebackers, after this year," Katoa said.

He plans on flying to Baton Rouge on Thanksgiving morning, he said, at the invitation of former BYU coach Gary Crowton, now LSU's offensive coordinator.

"Right now, Colorado and LSU are the only two trips I have scheduled," he said. "There may be more."

Because he paid his own way on his first trip to Texas, he may still go there again, at the Longhorns' expense. He is also thinking about trips to Miami, USC and, possibly, Wisconsin.

"Texas and Oklahoma have been pretty aggressive [in pushing for a commitment]," he said. "But I want to take my time. It's a big decision."