Football: Juco tight end has Utes in top two
Yesterday we wrote about Florida high school receiver O'Neill Chambers, and some readers wondered whether BYU had ever gone head-to-head with Purdue for a recruit before. I have no idea. I do know that the two schools have never met on the football field.
Here's another unlikely recruiting battle: Dudley LaPorte, a 6-foot-4, 240-pound sophomore from Santa Barbara (Calif.) Community College, told me earlier today that it will probably come down to a fight between Utah and Ole Miss for his services.
He added the caveat that the recruiting "dead period" ended on Monday, and he hasn't heard from Utah coaches since then so he is not entirely sure he still has an offer on the table from the Utes. However, he believes they have tried to reach him and haven't been able to because he's been traveling and has had some cell phone issues.
LaPorte is rated as the No. 1 junior college tight end in the country by Scout.com. He visited Utah on Dec. 14, the same time as another juco tight end, Gerald Harris. Ironically, Harris committed to Ole Miss a few days after that.
Still, LaPorte says that will not effect his decision because he believes he's a "different type of tight end" than Harris is.
LaPorte said he probably won't decide until right before the Feb. 6 signing day. I told him Utah's scholarship allotment was filling up fast and asked if he was worried that Ute coaches might not "save" him a scholarship.
"If not, that's life," he said, sounding unconcerned.
I got the feeling from LaPorte that he really wants to go to Miami or Syracuse, which is near his hometown of Stamford, Conn., but that he hasn't received an offer from either, only interest. Rutgers has also shown some interest, he said.
He visited Nevada in December and got an offer from the Wolfpack, but does not have them high on his favorites list.
LaPorte is listed as a four-star recruit by Scout.com. He caught 30 passes for 500 yards for Santa Barbara last season.
"I'm waiting because I want to be totally sure," he said. "I don't like it when guys de-commit. I'm going to make my choice, and that's where I am going to go."
Here's another unlikely recruiting battle: Dudley LaPorte, a 6-foot-4, 240-pound sophomore from Santa Barbara (Calif.) Community College, told me earlier today that it will probably come down to a fight between Utah and Ole Miss for his services.
He added the caveat that the recruiting "dead period" ended on Monday, and he hasn't heard from Utah coaches since then so he is not entirely sure he still has an offer on the table from the Utes. However, he believes they have tried to reach him and haven't been able to because he's been traveling and has had some cell phone issues.
LaPorte is rated as the No. 1 junior college tight end in the country by Scout.com. He visited Utah on Dec. 14, the same time as another juco tight end, Gerald Harris. Ironically, Harris committed to Ole Miss a few days after that.
Still, LaPorte says that will not effect his decision because he believes he's a "different type of tight end" than Harris is.
LaPorte said he probably won't decide until right before the Feb. 6 signing day. I told him Utah's scholarship allotment was filling up fast and asked if he was worried that Ute coaches might not "save" him a scholarship.
"If not, that's life," he said, sounding unconcerned.
I got the feeling from LaPorte that he really wants to go to Miami or Syracuse, which is near his hometown of Stamford, Conn., but that he hasn't received an offer from either, only interest. Rutgers has also shown some interest, he said.
He visited Nevada in December and got an offer from the Wolfpack, but does not have them high on his favorites list.
LaPorte is listed as a four-star recruit by Scout.com. He caught 30 passes for 500 yards for Santa Barbara last season.
"I'm waiting because I want to be totally sure," he said. "I don't like it when guys de-commit. I'm going to make my choice, and that's where I am going to go."
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