Football: Colleges not the first to recruit Katoa?
Those of you who have followed the recruiting saga of Cottonwood High linebacker Lynn Katoa might want to check out a story on The Tribune's Web site today about some alleged improprieties regarding the Cottonwood football program.
Go to http://www.sltrib.com/sports/ci_8073725.
With the UHSAA releasing the first draft of its realignment plan on Thursday, we didn't have space in the paper for both articles, so we decided to run the other report on the Web only.
In a nutshell, a wealthy Salt Lake City real estate developer, Bob Jones, told the UHSAA (for the second time) that he purchased a home for the Katoa family at the request of a Cottonwood assistant football coach, Scott Cate. The home is apparently in the "Taylorsville triangle" -- a section of that city that feeds students to Cottonwood.
Jones also said he paid the rent when Cottonwood coach Cecil Thomas rebutted the home purchase story by saying the Katoas were renting the home.
Frankly, it is difficult to determine whom to believe. Allegations were flying around the room at the UHSAA's Midvale offices so fast and furious that everyone in attendance had trouble keeping up.
It was mind-boggling stuff, to be sure.
Almost assuredly, the UHSAA will launch an investigation into the matter that could have repercussions for next year's Colts' team. Lynn Katoa's younger brother, Tim Katoa, started as a junior last fall and some people associated with the program say he could be just as good as Lynn, who has signed with Colorado.
Cottonwood's Thomas said in the meeting that where the Katoas lived was inconsequential because they had already been enrolled in Cottonwood.
The coach and Cottonwood's principal, Garett Muse, argued that Jones has a vendetta against Cottonwood because Jones wanted to join Cottonwood's coaching staff but was rebuffed.
Some say that's the reason why Jones is investing millions and millions of his own dollars to build Utah Southvalley Community, a private school he says will open in Herriman this fall. The school exists now with more than 200 students and is tied into the Woodland Hills private school in Murray.
Jones said the Herriman facility will eventually cost $85 million and could attrract as many as 2,500 students, a couple hundred of which will live in dormitories on campus.
The big question now will be whether the UHSAA accepts USC for membership, given Jones' acknowledgements of major rules violations when he was a Cottonwood booster. He was never a Cottonwood coach, Muse and Thomas said Thursday, but both acknowledged he was a coach in the Little League football program that feeds Cottonwood.
In other words, the story is far from over.
Go to http://www.sltrib.com/sports/ci_8073725.
With the UHSAA releasing the first draft of its realignment plan on Thursday, we didn't have space in the paper for both articles, so we decided to run the other report on the Web only.
In a nutshell, a wealthy Salt Lake City real estate developer, Bob Jones, told the UHSAA (for the second time) that he purchased a home for the Katoa family at the request of a Cottonwood assistant football coach, Scott Cate. The home is apparently in the "Taylorsville triangle" -- a section of that city that feeds students to Cottonwood.
Jones also said he paid the rent when Cottonwood coach Cecil Thomas rebutted the home purchase story by saying the Katoas were renting the home.
Frankly, it is difficult to determine whom to believe. Allegations were flying around the room at the UHSAA's Midvale offices so fast and furious that everyone in attendance had trouble keeping up.
It was mind-boggling stuff, to be sure.
Almost assuredly, the UHSAA will launch an investigation into the matter that could have repercussions for next year's Colts' team. Lynn Katoa's younger brother, Tim Katoa, started as a junior last fall and some people associated with the program say he could be just as good as Lynn, who has signed with Colorado.
Cottonwood's Thomas said in the meeting that where the Katoas lived was inconsequential because they had already been enrolled in Cottonwood.
The coach and Cottonwood's principal, Garett Muse, argued that Jones has a vendetta against Cottonwood because Jones wanted to join Cottonwood's coaching staff but was rebuffed.
Some say that's the reason why Jones is investing millions and millions of his own dollars to build Utah Southvalley Community, a private school he says will open in Herriman this fall. The school exists now with more than 200 students and is tied into the Woodland Hills private school in Murray.
Jones said the Herriman facility will eventually cost $85 million and could attrract as many as 2,500 students, a couple hundred of which will live in dormitories on campus.
The big question now will be whether the UHSAA accepts USC for membership, given Jones' acknowledgements of major rules violations when he was a Cottonwood booster. He was never a Cottonwood coach, Muse and Thomas said Thursday, but both acknowledged he was a coach in the Little League football program that feeds Cottonwood.
In other words, the story is far from over.
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